1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgKathleen Haydenhttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/kathleenjhayden/Flu Shot Still Left Off To-Do List For 40 Percent Of Adults Even After Last Year's Deadly Season - KFF Health Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SEid5B9vQB"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/flu-shot-still-left-off-to-do-list-for-40-percent-of-adults-even-after-last-years-deadly-season/">Flu Shot Still Left Off To-Do List For 40 Percent Of Adults Even After Last Year’s Deadly Season</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/flu-shot-still-left-off-to-do-list-for-40-percent-of-adults-even-after-last-years-deadly-season/embed/#?secret=SEid5B9vQB" width="600" height="338" title="“Flu Shot Still Left Off To-Do List For 40 Percent Of Adults Even After Last Year’s Deadly Season” — KFF Health News" data-secret="SEid5B9vQB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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At the heart of their decision are worries about the shot giving them the flu and suffering from other side effects. Public health officials warn about a repeat of last year when the virus killed 80,000 people, and they stress that side effects are mild. Other public health news focuses on the outcry over the first CRISPR babies; climate change and the rise of mosquito-born illnesses; a potential link between infections and mental illness; more raw beef recalls; the impact of childhood trauma on pain; the decrease in American life expectancy; and cuts to the SilverSneakers programs.