National Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Plan To Skip Flu Shots For Their Kids During COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 22: Simone Groper receives a flu shot at a Walgreens phramacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza has claimed the lives of 74 Californians under the age of 65 since the flu season began in October of last year. People are being encouraged to get flu shots even through the vaccine has been only 30% effective in combating the influenza. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The country’s top health officials are warning about a double whammy this winter with the pandemic continuing and flu season hitting.
According to CNN, a new poll shows 1 in 3 parents still plan to skip flu shots for their kids.
The survey was done by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and shows even with COVID-19, some parents don’t see the flu vaccine as more urgent or necessary.
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