Study: Higher vaccine uptake could cut pediatric flu deaths in half

BOSTON — Increasing influenza vaccination coverage to 70% could prevent more than 30,000 pediatric hospitalizations and 123 pediatric deaths, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting.The Healthy People 2030 initiative, launched by HHS in 2020, set a goal of achieving 70% coverage among all people aged 6 months and older.