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With concerns over homework, jobs, safety, and having a decent relationship with one's teenage or adult child, it's easy to forget to cast a parental eye over basic seasonal health concerns. However, the 2009-2010 influenza season has introduced one more thing for parents to fret over: getting the H1N1 swine flu shot.

Generally, teens and young adults are too full of their own lives to even think about something as boring as preventing getting a disease. It's hardly sexy. And, part of being young is feeling immortal. But this flu vaccine seems like a good bet, with less to gain than to risk.

So chalk it up to one more thing on the parental "to do" list, like reminding one's son or daughter to go to the dentist, or wash their hands regularly.

Teens and College Age Students Considered at Risk

The Centers for Disease Control recommends that the following people, representing about 42 million Americans, get vaccinated as soon as possible.

1. Children ages 6 months through 24 years
2. Parents and caretakers of infants younger than 6 months
3. Pregnant women
4. Health care workers and emergency services personnel
5. Adults ages 25 to 64 with chronic health conditions

Recent College Grads at Risk for H1N1 (if Under Age 25)

Students who have recently graduated from college (and are under age 25) might look, feel and act like adults, but in terms of their vulnerability to the H1N1 virus, they have been categorized as vulnerable. This cohort is in the top five priority groupings identified by the CDC as top-ranked for receiving the H1N1 flu virus vaccination.

So, especially if they would rather forget that they are prone to asthma or have an underlying health condition, remind them and insist that they get the vaccine.

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