Fewer children are getting flu shots as pediatric deaths from the virus hit record high

Even though a record number of kids died from the flu last year, the percentage of children going without flu shots continues to plummet, according to new CDC data.

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Fewer children are getting flu shots as pediatric deaths from the virus hit record high

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Flu vaccines drop among kids despite record deaths last year: CDC

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