Flu Vaccine Research Paper

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Persuasion Copy 1 Every person six months of age and older should receive a flu vaccine annually. One of the biggest reasons to get the flu vaccine is it reduces the chances of death occurring from the flu or flu related complications, such as pneumonia. According to the CDC (2017), “vaccinated adults were 52-79% less likely to die than unvaccinated flu-hospitalized patients” (New CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccine Reduces Severe Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients, para. 3). So although symptoms of the flu may still occur, the vaccine can greatly reduce the severity. Another important factor in getting vaccinated for the flu is community immunity. Individuals that cannot receive the flu vaccine, such as infants younger than six months and immunocompromised