"Flu Experts Urge Sick and Elderly to Be Vaccinated"
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"Flu Experts Urge Sick and Elderly to Be
Vaccinated"
Australian Associated Press (AAP)
In Australia, a new survey indicates that
only about half of the residents plan to get vaccinated against the flu this
year, primarily because they said they felt healthy and well. Experts are
calling on the elderly and infirm to get flu shots, noting that while some may
consider influenza an inconvenience, it can also be deadly. This year's vaccine
formula protects against A/New Caledonia-like virus, B/Moscow-like virus and
C/Hong Kong-like virus.
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