it's a live vaccine. it should not be given to immuno compromised individuals. >> and the second part of my question, thank you so much, dr. siegel, is whether or not you should take your child to the pediatrician. they say, i see your child needs three shots. we're going to do the mmr and the xyz and a tetanus. should you say to the doctor, let's start with one at a time? >> my view is a lot of parents have a problem with that. if you're uncomfortable with a million shots at once, you can get them spaced out. it's not what is recommended, but have the conversation. >> what you're trying to bring up is the whole controversy about vaccine causing autism. we need to put this to rest on this show. there's no scientific data that shows mizzles and mmr causes autism. period. i know we'll get a lot of e-mails and phone calls, but parents, if you look at the data, it's not there. >> you got two opinions. those are the same. i hope that's helpful to everybody there. i'm glad we did the topic, thank you. >> there

it's a live virus vaccine. it should not be given to immunocompromised individuals unless you first check with your physician. >> the second part of my question, thank you so much, dr. siegel, is whether or not you take your child to the pediatrician and they say she needs three, mmr, xyz and at the time at the time necessary. >> it's not what's recommended, but have that conversation with your pediatrician. >> the whole whole controversy about vaccine causing autism. we need to put this to rest on this show. there's no scientific date that shows measles and mmr causes it, period. if you look at the data, it's not there. >> we got two opinions. i hope that's helpful to everybody out there. i'm glad we did the topic. thank you. >>> there may also be big changes coming to your dinner table. how about this? the food and drug administration want to phase out antibiotics used to process meet. dr. samadi, there are different sant buy otics used. is organic not used? >> organic is the one we would recommend at the end

vaccines. we look at those and others and the dangers when america decides not to getvaccinated. >> and the man that got the beat at the "the denver post." he joins us. >> we begin with an announcement from the capital. house and senate negotiators patty murray and paul ryan have a deal to avoid a government shutdown. >> our deal rolls back sequestation, cuts to education, medical research and infrastructure investments for the next two years. >> we are paying for that with reformed on the autopilot side of the expenditure. that is a good deal. >> many conservatives are arguing the point. i'm joined by stan collender, a partner at qorvis communications, who does consulting for al jazeera, and a budget expert and founder of the blog "capital gains and games." great to have you back. this deal eliminates $65 billion in sequester cuts and $20 billion that would hit the pentagon. we are only talking about trimming $23 billion and the deficit in 2013 is $680 billion. >> it's a $23 billion reduction

, you get that vaccine. this strain is emerging now because the vaccine is only around in europe and australia. the vaccine that the cdc is offering is quite safe. i have a feeling it's going to be coming more and more in general usage. everyone should get it at risk. we get a million questions and we're going to get them today. what about some child going home for the holidays inthe chances are slim, but meningitis can last for a week before you see symptoms so it's theoretically possible. >> part of the problem is the symptoms are common, close to a regular cold. people will wait thinking it's a regular cold that's going to go away. if you have stiff neck and severe headache and high fever, that's a sign you need to see someone quickly. >> it's 10% deadly if it's not caught right away. you can get paralyzed from it, a lot of long-term complications. >> i'm glad you sta it because this is a serious topic. parents should make sure their kids are okay over the holidays. >> act on it. >> thanks so much. i want

mandatory to vaccinate against strain "c." but strain "b" of the meningitis has been all over europe and now it's coming here. the two in santa barbara and princeton are different dna. so it doesn't look like it jumped from one place to the other. but it's not a coincidence. we're starting to see strain "b." we don't have a vaccine for strain "b." there is one called bexsero developed in australia. the cdc got permission to use it in princeton they're going to offer it to 6,000 people this month. it's a really good idea with the holidays coming up. even though this is a very rare thing and even though it's hard to spread, you've got to have close contact which is why it's spread to colleges, people are buddying up, they're kissing, they're sharing god knows what -- >> this is really scary because colleges years ago, mark, required that students get the meningitis vaccine before they started college. you're saying this strain doesn't respond 20 that vaccine. >> that's exactly the point. >> where did it come from? >> it came fro

>> make sure they get the type a vaccination. if the child is sick, make sure that they get care right away. we want to get medical care right away, get the antibiotics that are need, get the proper hospitalization if necessary. >> doctor, thank you for your advice. >> that's going to do it for us. next, the bret baier special fox news reporting, behind the obama breakdown. i'm gregg jarrett in new york. we'll see you back here at 6:00 p.m. eastern with arthel neville >> nobody is more frustrated than i am. this hour, fox news reporting. behind the obama breakdown. here is bret baier. >> who have thunk. a tech savvy team obama struggling to get a web site up and running. conservatives going forward chemical weapons cuts, con founding democrats. washington wondering if

what would you say to a parent who is concerned about how safe this vaccine is?ng for parents to understand is that influenza is not the common cold. influenza kills more children and hospitalizes more children than all other vaccine preventable diseases in the united states combined. the risk of having a severe complication from the flu vaccine is extremely low. it's less than one in a million. >> reporter: under the new rule, children younger than five will be required to get the flu vaccine by the end of 2014. scott, there are exemptions for medical or religious reasons. >> pelley: thanks, elaine. we love these pictures today. london has long been known for its fog but it's actually pretty rare now. so have a look at the scene today outside the houses of parliament. the thick fog kept almost 400 flights on the ground, but those who could fly had quite a sight. workers in these skyscrapers rose above the gloom and enjoyed a sunny london day. the editors considered bashar al-assad, edward snowden, even miley cyrus. in a moment, why "time" chose this man as perso

the flu vaccine is very, very effective. it's not 100%.ember, say you don't get influenza, but pick up another virus that makes you feel like you have the flu. you can go to your doctors. oftentimes, a number of things we give you, supportive care to help you get through it. say you catch the influenza virus. you can still take antiviral medications if you take them within 48 hours. there may be a medication to help some of your symptoms. call your doctor as soon as you think you are ill and talk about your options for that. >> there's a lot of brave souls that want to go to work and school anyway. your advice? >> stay away. >> stay away. if you are sick, the gift you don't want to give people, this is the holiday season. the gift you should not be giving is the gift of illness. if you are sick, the flu or a cold, stay home, get yourself well, don't spread it to other people. >>> still ahead, an about face on "duck dynasty." the reality show star is back in action after a very short suspension. we're discussing it, next. what ya looking fo

it happens with all vaccines. you don't want to vaccinate for diphtheria? for polio?ake people sick occasionally. >> why don't we hand our kids over to you, steve, and nanny bloomberg. >> bloomberg is a republican, you got him, not me. >> when it comes to flu vaccine there is archives of medicine that's kim out with a study saying that they couldn't find a significant effectiveness with a flu shot we learned 65% of seniors who had gotten the flu shot it wasn't preventing them from getting the flu. so again, it's a big controversial course, there should be educational things but at the end it goes back to -- >> jenny mccarthy is on television saying don't have vaccinations they cause autism. it's nonsense. medical community recommends it. >> listen to dr. steve murphy. what medical training do you have? >> i don't have. neither do you. neither does mercedes. >> get the hell out of our lives, you're pro choice, aren't you? >> we're not talking about abortion. >> yes. we are. >> this is about choice. >> it's interesting mayor bloomberg allows a 10-year-old to go into a c

flu vaccine cannot give you flu. but once you have flu or cold, you got to go to the doctor on occasion, right? maybe not so much anymore. if you were with us during gretchen's hour, i showed you about the doctor you can visit online without leaving your house, without standing in line. what can the doctor give you? can you see a specialist? we have all the answers, a healthcare alternative and we'll have it for you right after this. block >>> more of the day's headlines. retail sales jumped by more than half a percentage point in november, the biggest spike in five months, according to the commerce department. the feds say with the holiday season in full swing more folks are relying on cat logs -- catalogues and the internet. a small plane crashed of the state of hawai'i and it killed the health official who verified the awe then tisty of president obama's birth certificate. other people survived. the airline's owner says engine failure caused the crash. >> police say somebody tossed a hand grenade at a van carrying

vaccine. >> in this country we don't vaccinate infants until they're a year old, which leaves a big windowf opportunity for them to become infected, which is believe what happened to a child in seattle last week. at the same time, though, the centers for disease control, warned today that with the prevalence of measles overseas, even in europe, if a family is planning to travel outside the country with a baby between six months and 12 months old, they get that child vaccinated early just to be certain if that person were to come in contact with the virus, they're immunized from it. among young kids this can take a huge toll. >> when the like the christmas tree in new york city it's choose in mid-town and stays chaos. they light the tree and the world end. touris are everywhere. the streets are packed, but we rarely hear about brawls breaking out. and then there's philadelphia. the story behind a fistfight at a tree-lighting. it got ugly. and now my journey across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appre

the vaccine one to raise the memories of the traumatic event it would just stop the vaccinated person from having bad health effects from the trauma almost two hundred fifty thousand soldiers have been affected by p.t.s.d. from fighting in afghanistan and iraq since two thousand and one so researchers are thinking that the vaccine would be great to give to soldiers so they won't develop p.t.s.d. after you know blowing people's heads off the way the vaccine works is by messing around with a hormone produced in the stomach called grow and get a shot and then for a year that shot with lower your growing levels while they were conducting experiments researchers noticed that when they blocked the receptors for growl and the fear was reduced so the vaccine blocks rohan and that would in turn block the vaccinated person susceptibility to develop p.t.s.d. when they experienced trauma but here's the thing your stomach produces grounded for a reason it acts as a neural modulator that stimulates appetite i'd also enhance those aspects of cognitive function according to the director of the neuro

the flu vaccine does not give you the flu. the flu vaccine will not give you the influenza virus.shot but also the flu vaccine nasal spray as well. a lot of people use it as a reason not to get the flu shot. remember there is a couple of reasons why you may not get sick around the time you get the vaccine. the vaccine is not giving you the illness. >> we were talking earlier about who need the flu shot. if i'm healthy, if i still made flut shot and with rare exception, everyone over the age of six months old should be getting the flu vaccine. especially people who are under the age of five years old. over the age of 65 and pregnant women even and those with chronic medical conditions. these are all of the people that should be getting it and really everyone over age six months old with rare exceptions should be getting the flu vaccine. and one of the reasons why is cdc came out recently with numbers from last year's flu, flu season. reported that the flu vaccine prevent aid proximately 79,000 flu related hospitally zalgss and over 6 million flu-related illnesses. so the flu vaccin

nih scientists say they are pretty close to finding a vaccine that could prevent a severe respiratoryse that's so common, most children get it before the age of 2 and many end up in the hospital. doreen gentzler has the details. >> the one thing that stuck out was the fast breathing. >> reporter: darryl gould wasn't eating or sleeping and add fever. doctors told his mother, rehn ngata, they had to admit him to the hospital. >> it is scary because's only nine months old. >> reporter: darrylle was diagnosed with bronk yo light talk to inflammation of the lower air ways in the lungs, typically caused by rsv. >> i like to think of it as the cop jests you get in your nose when you're cold but in your lower lungs causing breathing problems there. >> reporter: rsv infections can be serious, the leading cause for hospitalization among infants and 7% of all childhood deaths are caused by rsv-related pneumonia. >> it's one of the more serious viral diseases that afflict children. also, elderly people can get infected or sick, particularly people older than 65 years old. >> reporter: but doctors

using vaccination is the way forward. the problem is spending all this time and effort on it, it's not going to have any impact on the rates of ser viccal cancer for 20 years or so. it's a leap of faith. pilot studies looked at how acceptable the study is. it's acceptedable for young girls at primary school age. they complete the course. i know that the vaccine works in that aide group. we are focussing on south africa today. we are looking at a lot of developing countries when it comes to servical cancer. >> we are looking at cunt race that do not have a health service that reaches the population. it's something that is not discussed in public, where safe sex is not used at all. the reason that south africa realises is there's a sharp distinction. there's a sharp distinction between some of the population and those left behind. >> many thanks for joining us from london, carol cooper. >> a chinese ice of breaking vessel has become stuck itself. the snow dragon had to abort the mission after encountering ice. gerald tan ha

>> it happens with all vaccines. you don't vaccinate for diphtheria?ant to vaccinate for cholera? all those make people sick occasionally, they all do. why don't we hand our kids over to you, steve and nanny bloomberg. >> you've got him, not me. >> when it comes to independence, there's a study saying they couldn't find circuit effectiveness with a flu shot. we learned last year 65% of seniors who had gotten the flu shot, it wasn't preventing them from getting the flu. it's a big controversial course. there should be educational campaigns if you think the flu shot should be effective. it goes back -- >> jenny mccarthy is on television saying don't have any vaccinations, they cause ah 'tils. that's nonsense. the medical community strongly recommends it. >> we should look to steve. what medical training do you have, mr. professor? >> i don't have any. neither do you. i'm talking about- >> get the hell out of our lives. you're pro-choice, aren't you? >> we're not talking about abortion. choice. vaccinations here. >> it's interesting that mayor bloomberg a

if you get the vaccine, people get the concerns, they think that they might get sick from the vaccine might catch the flu, but there's no danger of that. it doesn't contain the live virus, it contains the components of the virus so your body can fight against it. ed reason that people usually get worried, they might have already been exposed to the flu. so typically, when you get exposed to the new and you get infected, it doesn't appear all of a sudden. there's usually a period of days or maybe a couple of weeks where it's lingering before it takes hold. so if you get the vaccine at the time you may get sick because it can't help you. but it doesn't mean that it made you sick. but if you get the vaccine, you may still get the flu, but the more people that get the vaccine, the more likely that you and everybody else will be protected. >> a lot of people obviously know that the flu affects the wrung and the elderly. but it seems that this year, healthy young adults are also at risk. >> well, there are two different ways to think good the flu. the swine flu and the regular flu. typicall

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we make sure that they have meningitis vaccine upon entry into college but the meningitis vaccine onlyero types a, c, y and w. the meningitis currently circulate something serotype b and this new vaccine will cover type b. >> i don't mean to be glib but no kissing at college has to be a tough sell. any sense this outbreak is still spreading at this point? >> the latest case was in late november, and right now, we haven't had any recent cases since then. >> that's good news. as an expert on this, this vaccine has not yet been licensed here in the united states. does that give you any concern as you're making it available to all the students at the university? >>le with, right now it's actually been licensed in europe as of january of this year and also in australia as of august of this year. as you know, it's currently in clinical trials here in the u.s. and because of the outbreak at princeton university the fda and cdc made it available for the university students here in princeton. >> we certainly hope it works and achieves the goals you would like it to achieve. meningitis on a coll

it's very important for folks to get vaccinated if they haven't already been vaccinated. >> one more element, brianna, about that vaccine. the cdc rarts reports last season, their estimate is that the vaccine prevented 79,000 hospitalizations. 79,000 people. that's enough to fill a football stadium. and it prevented 6.6 million sicknesses so they emphasize if your doctor advises, get the vaccine. brianna? >> okay. so i pledge to go and get mine. you're going to get yours, right, victor? >> i will get it soon. >> we promise each other. thanks, victor blackwell in atlanta. >> sure. >>> right now, a nationwide manhunt is under way for a cop killer. hours ago a funeral was held for officer gail stauffer in tupelo, mississippi. the fbi says bank robbers shot and killed him two days before christmas. the suspect is believed to have been in this car that you see here. and our nick valencia is tracking this story. what's the latest on the manhunt, nick. >> good afternoon. the latest coming to us from local media in the chicago area where authorities there were reportedly told to be on height

this is the type of infection for which the united states does not have an approved vaccine. so in a rare move, federal officials are allowing princeton to vaccinate students next week with a drug not yet approved in the united states. >>> "newsweek" is returning to print. "the new york times" says it will begin publishing january or february. readers will pay more than they did in the past. >>> so, remember those google glasses? the person thought to be the first driver to get a ticket for wearing google glass has pleaded not guilty. cecilia abate from san diego is charged with speeding and distracted driving. her defense, there is nothing illegal simply wearing google glass when it was not turned on. but when she looked up at the officer who pulled her over, the glasses were activated. >> it's on. the device is physically on. but it's not active in the screen. so if i do either these or these, then you can see the screen light up a little bit. >> google glass is not yet on the market. abate is one of 10,000 people chosen to try out the product. >> but not while driving. >>

they're vaccinating girls from an under privilege school. >> i'm grateful that i was able to get vaccinated because i don't believe if i wasn't where i was i would be vaccinated. >> reporter: but hundreds will be rolling up their sleeves as part of the government's plans to vaccinate nine and ten-year-old girls. almost all cases of cervical cancer is developed from papillomavirus which is transm transmitted from sexual activity. please the government is combating it, paying for a mass campaign. >> i'm the biggest advocate for it. i hope they do come together with a plan, and with that i hope we can reduce the price of the vaccine. >> reporter: it cost her $160 to vaccinate each girl. the government is still negotiating a better deal with the supply. but it's worth of money. now she helps to help girls from h.i.v. she said keeping women from dying from h.i.v. or cancer is education. >> i wish all the big companies would get involved in raising awareness. >> over 3000 south africans die of cervical cancer every year, but it doesn't have to be that way. and knowing that will make a few teary m

flu vaccines till now can target only a few strings of pirates. so each year scientists must try to predict the strains that will appear in the upcoming winter season the bird that sings every year to all who looted from the front is that not since the fall accidents in which they still aren't as we read about but that's the case with a statement lovely doesn't it the seventy s so that we didn't use it to turn this into clean. totally sterile environment. the technician is preparing to back seats that will soon be used in the first clinical trials in humans in a tv spots. i've been getting from what they think that would be into it that way. then the participants' blood samples will be brought back to the slaying of any antibodies in it tested the body's chemical tired from playing the lead of the virus that if they do. oh and my pride. even though the effect is perfect. but will the vaccine be affected against the notorious deviant flu swine flu director kylie. little did they. the swans don't confront our region that we selected the kaplan said

>> it's never too late to get the vaccination in flu season. it's hitting october, november, through about april. but the height of it is the end of december to february. so this is a great time to get it. it lasts about three months and it starts becoming effective in two weeks. so this is a perfect time if you've not gotten the vaccine, to get it. anyone over the age of s6 month is recommended to get it by the cdc. >> in terms of the matchup of this vaccine, i know it's kind of a guessing game, trying to figure out what the virus will be for the next season. did they get it right? >> we hope they did are this is the height of the season so they'll find out a little bit more later. but what they're seeing this season is that it's the h1n1, very similar to what they saw during the swine flu epidemic in 2009. so they're hoping that the vaccine they used then and made after then is going to be the one that will take care of everybody this season season. >> dr. roberson, good to have you on, thanks so much. >>> this has been a dangerous and deadly

>> it's never too late to get the vaccination in flu season. it's hitting october, november, through about april. but the height of it is the end of december to february. so this is a great time to get it. it lasts about three months and it starts becoming effective in two weeks. so this is a perfect time if you've not gotten the vaccine, to get it. anyone over the age of 6 months is recommended to get it by the cdc. >> in terms of the matchup of this particular vaccine, i know it's kind of a guessing game, trying to figure out what the virus will be for the next season. did they get it right this time? >> we hope they did. this is the beginning of the season or the height of the season, so they'll find out a little bit more later. but what they're seeing this season is that it's the h1n1, very similar variant to what they saw during the swine flu epidemic in 2009. so they're hoping that the vaccine they used then and made after then is going to be the one that will take care of everybody this season. >> dr. roberson, good to have you on, thank

there are no legitimate studies that show the m-m-r vaccine is linked to autism.ill many children go unvaccinated. >> reporter:it is also well known that living in close quarter dorm settings tends to cause deadly bacterial meningitis to spread. that's why many colleges and universities require students be vaccinated before they enter school. yet, this year, places like princeton and university of california santa barbara have seen outbreaks. >> reporter:the cdc stresses that all children, beginning at age 11 or 12 get vaccinated against meningitis and then follow it up with a booster several years later. for today's health minute, i'm carl azuz >> pam: coming up at 5:45. >> pam: the 49ers with a big win over seattle. but -- what they still need to do, to clinch a playoff spot. and next. >> pam: a touching apology you won't want to miss. after a child accidentally called 9-1-1. >> pam: the stock market is back at a record high today. as traders hope that a budget deal could be reached in washington. the dow added five points. and s-and -p and nasdaq also ticked up

vaccinations, because our vaccines have included the 2009 h1n1 ever since the 2009 pandemic, and we have been having our vaccinations every year since then. so it really is a totally different story than it was in 2009. >> so doctor, break this down for me a little bit. back in 2009, the h1n1 was new and now it's not so new and you know how to deal with it and that's why it's not going to be as big a problem? >> yes, there are two reasons. first, you remember in 2009, by the time we got the vaccine available for individuals throughout the country, the pandemic had already peaked. right now, the vaccine has contained the 2009 h1n1 in it for the last several years. but also importantly, a substantial proportion of our population has had some experience with this flu either through exposure, infection or even vaccination. so there's a lot of background immunity to it. that doesn't mean you want to put down the potential seriousness of any flu season, because flu is a serious disease. but this is not now being confronted with a brand new virus. this is a virus we know about and that we've ha

she offered to wear a mask but refused to taked vaccine. >> i know i'm in the minority. and so it's frustrating to me to be forced to do something that you're not comfortable. >> reporter: the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists urges pregnant women to receive a flu vaccine. it advises on its website, flu vaccination is an essential element of prenatal care. no study to date has shown an adverse consequence of flu vaccine in pregnant women, or their offspring. dr. william shatner is a dr. of infectious disease at vanderbilt university. >> not only does the flu shot offer some protection to the pregnant woman, but there's a bonus. you see the pregnant woman can pass some of that prevention in to her newborn baby. >> reporter: since 1984 the cdc has encouraged health care workers to receive a yearly flu vaccine. but a study from this august showed less than three quarters of all health care workers received the vaccine in 2012. that has led health care providers in several states to require workers to be vaccinated. brayton's

experts say, it's not too late and flay are urning those who haven't gotten the vaccine to get and it get it now. >> not too late, thank you. >>> over to libya now where the state department is confirming four military personnel were destained at a check point. they have now been released. they were said to be scouting out evacuation points for diplomats there. >>> and in the antarctica tonight, the rescue and the rescuers trapped too. now, the most dramatic plan yet. abc's muhammad legal legal lila now. >> reporter: it's now been four grueling days the 74 crew and passengers of this australian vessel have been trapped. >> unfortunately the weather forecast is for the severe ice conditions to continue for the next few days. >> reporter: and now, another setback. >> what's that on the horizon, chris? >> that's the icebreaker coming to rescue us, aleck. >> reporter: the rescue attempt had to be aborted when the icebreaking ship sent to rescue them nearly got stranded itself. this is what a third team of rescuers are fighting against, the sheet of ice that's not 10 feet thick. it was ret

it also has to do with a measles vaccine or hepatitis vaccine.ut there, it's not an excuse not to get the vaccine. you still get plenty of coverage. women do it better. >> holly, thank you very much. >>> an off-duty los angeles police officer is being hailed as a hero. hiss quick action saved the life of a man inside a burning station wagon. ben tracy looks at a video. >> reporter: this is amateur video of a burning wreck along the 405 in los angeles. the accident happened 2 p.m. before christmas day when they say a 72-year-old man crashed into the central divider. drew and his girlfriend were driving by when an lapd officer leaped over the median and attempted a daring rescue. >> he jumped out, putting in the car, pulls the guy out. as soon as he pulled the guy out, the car totally burst into flames. >> reporter: don thompson was on his way to work when he witnessed the crash. by the time he reached the car, he found the driver passed out in his seat. >> there was so much fire it just -- it gets into your head. you feel -- you see the smoke and

that led to the development of a successful vaccine.e china is more than 8,000 miles away, a global food pandemic could be on their doorstep at any time. >> it used to be maybe that if something happened in china, we couldn't see it or wouldn't see it for a long time, but basically, any of these pandemics are plain right away. >> there should be absolutely no fear and what americans should know is that the public health infrastructure that we have in the united states is alert to this. we're all tuned in. we're on top of this and watching it very, very daily. >> as test trials continue at vanderbilt medical center, researchers will be ready to share and release the vaccine. should the h7 and h9 influenza begin to spread. >> a look at a decades old guitar that continues to strike a chord. bob dylan's guitar has sold for the highest price ever paid at j guitar auction. some fans accused him of selling out. rolling stone called it one of the most notable events in music history. >> all the college football highlights ahead in sports. >> a

this year's vaccine can prevent swine flu and several other flu strains if people get vaccinated. according to the cdc only 45 americans got the flu shot. dr. christopher perkins is the medical director for dallas county health and human services. >> so a lot of people don't react until they hear news of people die. >> when things are quiet, people tend to let their guard down. but when there's bells and whistles going on and people are hospitalized and some succumb to death that gets people's attention. >> neither dustin wright nor his wife had a flu shot. >> what do you want people to know and think about? >> that things like this happen in their own backyard. you don't think it will, but it does. >> reporter: experts say peak flu season is february, so there is still time to get a shot that could save your life. anna werner, cbs news, dallas. >>> well, straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. and in sports, dwyane wade and lebron james take it to the lakers in an off-the-glass fast break alley-oop. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she

it is not too late to vaccinate. the flu season goes up until april. there is plenty of vaccine available. about 145 million doses were made this year. it does take about two weeks for you to get that immune protection. you should talk to your clinic, your pharmacy, your doctor, about getting that vaccine right now. we have to remember, this is not a bad cold. i actually had h1n1 a few years ago. i do not smoke. i do not have asthma. i thought i was going to die. it is very serious. it needs to be taken seriously. >> i think i remember that. it really knocked you out. dr. ashton, thank you very much. and to hammer home that point, it's not too late to get vaccinated. dr. ashton, thanks again. >> especially for the young and elderly across the country, as well. >>> we're going to turn to the bear who felt left out during christmas. what does he do? after he got a whiff of deep-fried turkey one family was cooking. >> justifiable. >> have you ever had it? delicious. the resourceful bear ended up taking matters into his own paws. and abc's sara haines is h

we vaccinate people going to college with the vaccine, but there are multiple subtypes of this. the one that is stricken the students in princiteton and san barbara are in the sub-class b and it isn't in the vaccines. so what is happening and it will be happening in the couple days through the collaboration of the cdc and fda that the the students in the dorms are going to get vaccinated by special permission from the fda and cdc with this vaccine that contains the b subgroup. it can be devastatindevastating. there are only about 500 cases of this per year in the united states. 160 of those are of the sub-group b. so it isn't something that is widespread, but it is devastating when you get the n mini outbreaks. >> are there warning signs? what should an individual be on the lookout for? >> the early symptoms are fever, headache, sti headach headach headache,. the information is that it is spread by close contact and that is why the most vulnerable people are in confined spaces like a dorm or barracks with soldiers and marines. it is spread by saliva. so very strong recommendatio

vaccines andr therapeutics. then we are faced with the threat of new, emerging, and reemerging infections. things that we would not or could not have predicted. we were faced with that situation in 1981 when the first cases of aids were recognized. we had never seen that and we had to get very quickly and address that from a scientific and public health standpoint. now, today it has evolved into historically one of the most devastating pandemic in our civilization's history. there are things like the threat of pandemic influenza or sars a few years ago, or the merz coronavirus. we constantly need to be on guard and be able to respond scientifically so that we can develop from a concept to an orervention or prevention treatment. that is what i refer to often when we talk about this as the perpetual challenge of infectious diseases. of the headlines from "the new york times," a story getting a lot of intention. concern from college students and parents, meningitis outbreaks striking to colleges. we are familiar wi

will get sick from the vaccine.ngs to keep in mind. first of all, it is floozies in. people are more likely to get sick. it is possible that you could be developing something before you even get the vaccine and then it shows up or flourishes at the time that you get the injection. the second thing is the vaccine is not completely effective. it might not protect everybody from getting the homeless. the more people that get the vaccine, more likely it is that you're going to be safe. dagen: it is interesting. the father when you were talking about a moment ago, our general age range and health situation that are healthy and not that young and not that old, you could argue, the flu is not going to kill you. you brought up the other point that we are almost doing it out of concern for people we come in contact with. >> depending. it still could, but the thing is it is to protect the public or other people but also even if something does not tell you it can put you in the hospital. hospitalization is so expensive. the ti

in boulder high school, one girl got whooping cough even though she was immunized. >> she had the vaccine booster and still got it. >> we know immunity will always fade over time. >> reporter: unvaccinated children are eight times more likely to become infected. >> the vaccine is the best chance against the disease. >> reporter: the battle cries of private health versus public health are just now sounding. >>> women with a strong family history of breast cancer could benefit from a new drug under research. nearly 4,000 high-risk most menopausal women were studied. doctors say it is an important option for stopping breast cancer. they also say it has fewer side effects. ♪ >>> well, lake effect snow or nor'easter, either way some snow will be effecting the mid-atlantic states. right now it is just lake-effect snow and a lot of it. it creates scenes like this. over four feet of snow around buffalo. that's what they are dealing with. now we will be talking about a storm developing, and affecting the mid-atlantic and the northeast. a bit more widespread, but this will effect the weekend. it is

you have to get vaccinations and your pneumonia vaccine.nfection can put you into trouble. it is a vital organ. >> dr.siegel all these things we can live without, include in that list the tonsils. >> actually, the spleen is very hard to examine. internists have a last trouble feeling it. you have to put the patient in exactly the right position so if it is enlargeed, for diagnosing of leukemia it is hard to find. and sickle cell leukemia, you have to have the vaccines. you are in high risk of infection. another point, if you have a traumatic fall, you have to watch out. that is one of the reasons ambulances rush people in because if that spleen bursts you can end up pleading out and that is a surgical emergency. >> the best way to detect it is a cat scan. we try to preserve as much of the spleen as possible and wrap it in the operating room and keep it. >> thank you. holidays, merry christmas. holidays, merry >> thank you both for joining us for sunday housecall. >>> coming up now is media buzz, all about the media withkurtz. here's howie.

women have a stronger immune response to the flu vaccine which could mean that vaccinated women are betterhan vaccinated men. this reinforces findings there are major differences between men and women if immune system. the more testosterone the weaker the response. >> and dolphins appear to be getting high on puff which have toxins that can be deadly for humans, and after chewing on the fish the dolphins were staring at their own reflections in the if of -- in the officers of the water. >> next at 5:00, parts of the world are ringing in the new year and we will look at australia as they celebrate the start of 2014. >> how san francisco is preparing for the new year's eve celebration with a report with the details. to thoseworried...ited... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. but add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese