Commentary: A shot to save grandma: If vaccination rates rise just 1 percentage point, 807 won't die from flu
A natural disaster is bearing down on our country, one assured to take the lives of thousands and hospitalize tens of thousands more: the annual flu epidemic. Last year's strains were particularly virulent, with 900,000 Americans hospitalized and more than 80,000 people dying from the flu or its complications.
To make matters worse, many of these people died needlessly.
The flu vaccination rate in the United States hovers around 45 percent.
