The Benefits of Flu Vaccination 2016-2017 Infographic
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The estimated number of flu illnesses prevented by flu vaccination during the 2016-2017 season: 5.3 million, about the population of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
[Illustration of the Atlanta skyline.]
The estimated number of flu medical visits prevented by vaccination during the 2016-2017 season: 2.6 million, or more than the number of students in all K-12 schools in Florida.
[Illustration of the word “Portland,” surrounded by a mountain, fish, bridge, and bicycles.]
The estimated number of flu hospitalizations prevented by vaccination during the 2016-2017 season: 85,000, or more than the number of hospital beds in California and Oregon combined. .
[Illustration of a hospital and hospital beds in the foreground.]
DATA: Influenza Division program impact report 2016-2017, https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/2016-17.htm
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