Flu vaccination rates have lagged in Black and Hispanic communities, according to the CDC. Public health officials are trying to change that.
When Sandy Sandoval tries to encourage her family members to get the flu vaccine, they usually tell her that the shot does not work and the vitamins they’re taking are enough to protect them through the season.
“Everyone’s getting sick,” Sandoval said. “So far I haven’t gotten sick because I’ve been on top of all of my vaccines. I think it works.”Since October, California has had 17 flu deaths, according to the state Department of Public Health.
“They’re just saying, ‘I don’t want to do not one more vaccine this year,’ so I’m wondering what the flu vaccine turnout will be.”have been “consistently lower” Federal health officials noted in the report that lack of access to healthcare and insurance, missed opportunities to vaccinate, and misinformation and distrust are among the reasons why people of color are less likely to get the flu vaccine.
But during the 2019-20 flu season, when more data were available, the agency estimated 38 million people in the United States became ill. This led to an estimated 400,000 people being hospitalized and 22,000 people dying from the illness. During the same season, flu vaccines prevented an estimated 7.5 million flu cases. The vaccines also prevented an estimated 105,000 influenza-associated hospitalizations and 6,300 deaths.
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