Many younger U.S. adults skipping flu shots: report

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Many younger U.S. adults skipping flu shots: report

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/many-younger-u-adults-skipping-flu-shots-report-181205964.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FC5Nve_7iIl_yoH9DzieKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-14T181518Z_2_CBREA0D1EKD00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People enter a pharmacy next to a sign promoting flu shots in New York" align="left" title="People enter a pharmacy next to a sign promoting flu shots in New York" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Just over a third of U.S. adults ages 18 to 65 got the flu shot during the 2012-2013 flu season, according to an analysis released on Tuesday, and if that trend holds for the current flu season, many adults may be at risk. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most prevalent flu strain this season is H1N1 - the same strain that caused the 2009 pandemic and afflicts otherwise healthy children and young adults. Flu is now widespread in 35 states, according to the CDC. &quot;The trend of low vaccination rates among younger adults is particularly troubling this year, when they are more at risk than usual for the effects of the H1N1 strain of flu that's circulating,&quot; said Jeffrey Levi, executive director of Trust for America's Health, the nonprofit health advocacy group that released the latest findings.</p><br clear="all"/>

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