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CDC Sees Racial Gap In Flu Shots.(Brief Article)
2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Elderly blacks in the U.S. are far less likely than elderly whites to get flu shots, and the gap appears to be widening, public health researchers say.
In a 1999 national telephone survey, 69% of whites 65 and over reported having a flu shot in the past year, compared with 48% of blacks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. For Hispanics, the rate was about 59%.
The government wants to see a 90% vaccination rate by 2010 for people who are vulnerable to the flu, particularly the ...
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