Just over one in every three Americans has decided not to have a flu shot this year, citing concerns about side effects, exaggerated epidemic messages, and a desire to build up their own immune systems among their reasons, according to a new poll involving 1,500 adults carried out by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. The surveyors said that 4 in every 10 Americans who say they will skip the flu shot this year are really concerned about side effects allegedly linked to the vaccine. Some of the reasons are scientifically flawed, and members of the public should be aware of this…

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