Only 52% of Americans plan to get a flu shot this year

Only 52% of adults said they planned to get a flu shot this season, according to a survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

Using hand sanitizer may be giving you a false sense of securityNFID and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Thursday to talk about the survey and to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against this potentially deadly disease."Make no mistake: the flu is a serious, but impactable health challenge," said US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

"It's not perfect, but it's still critical that we emphasize the importance of even this partial protection," of the flu shot, said Dr. William Schaffner, the NFID medical director. Schaffner is a professor of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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