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Flu, COVID vaccination rates remain low as winter nears

by Ernie Mundell Worn down by pandemic-era vaccine overload, many Americans are ignoring pleas by health officials to get immunized against the flu and COVID-19, new data shows. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data for immunizations as of Nov. 9, only about a third (34.7%) of U.S. adults say they’ve gotten the influenza...

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Letter nudges found to increase likelihood of flu vaccination for adults with chronic diseases

For patients aged 18 to 64 years with chronic diseases, electronically delivered letter nudges increase influenza vaccination rates compared with usual care, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Niklas Dyrby Johansen, M.D., Ph.D., from Copenhagen University Hospital—Herlev and Gentofte in Denmark, and colleagues examined whether electronically delivered letter-based...

Linking flu vaccination to potential cardiovascular benefits gets more people to roll up their sleeves
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Linking flu vaccination to potential cardiovascular benefits gets more people to roll up their sleeves

by American College of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Making a connection between the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems significantly increased flu vaccination rates among older Danish adults, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. A reminder message...

Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 persists
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Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 persists

ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA IMAGE: ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER’S ASK (ANNENBERG SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE) SURVEY OF 1,657 U.S. ADULTS CONDUCTED JAN. 10-16, 2023. CREDIT: ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER PHILADELPHIA – Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said...