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Study: half of people at high risk unaware they need a flu shot.

Publication: FDA Consumer
Publication Date: 01-JAN-07
Format: Online - approximately 594 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Many people at high risk of flu infection mistakenly believe they're in a low-risk group and, as a result, are much less likely to get a flu shot, according to a researcher from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.

A study, conducted during the of...

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...flu vaccine shortage 2004-2005, found that underestimating risk was common, particularly among people younger than 65 years old, says Noel T. Brewer, Ph.D., an assistant professor of health behavior and health education at UNC. Only 26...

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