COVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine

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In the weighted survey of nearly 3,500 U.S.adults aged 50 and older, 45% said they were very or somewhat likely to get the new vaccine.

Women were slightly more likely than men to say they were very or somewhat likely to get the new vaccine, but the National Poll on Healthy Aging revealed starker contrasts between other demographic groups.

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Author / Journalist: Lindsey Leake

Category: EconomyBusiness

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Published On: 2024-09-30 @ 15:00:00 (13 hours ago)

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