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December 2008

Photo of influenza vaccine syringes
Despite the fact that 70 percent of American adults are covered by one or more of the CDC's indications for influenza vaccination, a new survey reports that only 30 percent of American adults polled had received the vaccine through mid-November.

Influenza Survey Shows 'Sobering' Results

Vast Majority of Adults Polled Forgoing Vaccination

(12/24/2008, 1:25 p.m.)  --  Fewer than one-third of U.S. adults surveyed in a nationwide poll had been vaccinated against seasonal influenza as of mid-November, and more than half of those remaining said they had no intention of getting the vaccine. More


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