Headline USA·21 min ago·Monday, November 9, 2026, 10:53 AM

Flu Shots to Children Under Anesthesia Raises Questions About Parental Consent

(Catrina Barker, The Center Square) A Chicago children’s hospital is offering flu vaccines to children while they are under anesthesia for surgery or other scheduled procedures, a practice a state lawmaker and pediatric anesthesiologist says can be appropriate when parents provide informed consent. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced last month

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