New Study Shows Flu Vaccination Cut Urgent Care and Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations in Kids by Nearly Half

Published on November 20, 2023

A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases estimates that influenza (flu) vaccination reduced the risk of flu-related emergency department and urgent care visits and hospitalizations by almost half among children during the 2022-2023 flu season

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