{"id":20102,"date":"2020-03-25T23:14:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T23:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeandnews.com\/articles\/?p=20102"},"modified":"2020-03-26T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T16:09:49","slug":"how-to-convince-your-loved-ones-to-get-the-flu-shot-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeandnews.com\/articles\/how-to-convince-your-loved-ones-to-get-the-flu-shot-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Helen Colby<\/a>, IUPUI<\/a><\/em> and Meng Li<\/a>, University of Colorado Denver<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The best way to protect against the flu is the flu vaccine<\/a>. But even so, about 60% of Americans will skip<\/a> getting a flu shot this year.<\/p>\n

This can be especially frustrating when it is a friend or loved one who is putting themselves and those around them at risk. We are<\/a> behavioral scientists<\/a>, and we wanted to know: How do you convince someone to get the vaccine?<\/p>\n

The flu shot doesn\u2019t just benefit the person who gets it. It also helps protect everyone around the vaccinated person<\/a>, such as the very young, the very old and people whose immune systems are compromised<\/a>. People in these groups often cannot get the vaccine, or it is less effective for them.<\/p>\n