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Latinos are especially reluctant to get flu shots – how a small clinic in Indiana found ways to overcome that

  • Written by Pamela M. Aaltonen, Professor Emerita; Immediate Past President, APHA, Purdue University
Latinos are especially reluctant to get flu shots – how a small clinic in Indiana found ways to overcome thatJuan Miranda receives a flu shot from Yadira Santiago Banuelos, family nurse practitioner, at the Family Health Clinic of Monon in Monon, Indiana. Purdue University/Rebecca McElhoe

Every year, tens of millions of Americans avoid the flu vaccine. During the 2019-2020 flu season, fewer than half of U.S. adults got the shot.

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