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The action means about 30 million more children could be getting vaccinated, starting this year.
Public health leaders are expected to discuss the 2008-2009 flu season next week, at a national influenza vaccine summit meeting in Atlanta hosted by the CDC and the American Medical Association.
Each year, the flu results in 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths, according to official estimates. The elderly, young children and people with chronic illnesses are considered at greatest risk.
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