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Only Half Of Americans Plan To Get A Flu Shot This Year. Here's Why That's A Problem
While 60% of adults think that the flu vaccine is the best preventive measure against flu-related deaths and hospitalizations, only 52% said they planned to get one this season, according to a survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).