Texting May Help More Kids Get Flu Shots

<p>TUESDAY, Apr 24 (HealthDay News) — Sending content summary reminders to
parents improves a rate of <span>flu vaccination</span> among low-income children and
teens in cities, researchers have found.</p>
<p>The new study, published in a Apr 25 emanate of a Journal of the
American Medical Association, enclosed some-more than 7,500 children and
teens aged 6 months to 18 years who were receiving caring during four
community-based clinics in a United States during a 2010-2011 flu
season, and had not perceived a influenza vaccination.</p>
<p>The investigate participants were essentially from minority groups, 88 percent
were publicly insured and 58 percent were from Spanish-speaking
families.</p>
<p>The children and their relatives were incidentally divided into common care
and <span>intervention groups</span>. Parents in both groups perceived automated
telephone reminders and entrance to informational flyers posted during a...