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Survey reveals most Americans underestimate severity.(of influenza)
2002 DEC 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While U.S. federal and state public health agencies are urging people of all ages to receive influenza vaccinations this season, a new national survey reveals that most Americans still underrate the seriousness of the flu and do not recognize the important health benefits that the vaccine can provide.
The survey found that almost 9 in 10 Americans recognize that influenza can be fatal for the elderly and the infirm; however, most don't realize the significant dangers that flu can hold for the young and healthy. As a result, only one-third currently have been or plan to be vaccinated. The poll was conducted on behalf of Henry Schein, Inc. (HSIC), a vaccine distributor.
"Contrary to popular belief, influenza doesn't discriminate between the young, the old, the sick, and the healthy," said Janet McElhaney, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, and a consultant to Henry Schein. "It is a serious disease that can endanger all age groups, placing anyone who's infected at increased risk of severe complications, hospitalization or death. No one, not even young, healthy adults, should discount the importance of being vaccinated."
The survey found that Americans underestimate how deadly influenza is each year, and not just for older people: More than half of people surveyed (54%) were unaware that influenza kills as many people each year in the United States as HIV. According to the August 2002 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, both diseases claim, on average, 20,000 Americans per year.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Survey reveals most Americans underestimate severity.(of influenza)