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Fewer than a third of all Canadians get the flu vaccine each year and fewer than two-thirds of seniors get the vaccine. Canada is falling far short of the immunization rates needed to protect the broader population, according to a report by the National Institute on Ageing, updated in January 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1598,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"image":"\"The","link":"https:\/\/qa.yourwebsitebuild.com\/nia\/reports\/the-underappreciated-burden-of-influenza-amongst-canadas-older-population-and-what-we-need-to-do-about-it\/","target":"","category":"

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