Half of Americans won't get H1N1 vaccine, polls say  Science
Lorna Benson · ·   1. Listen Poll: Half of Americans. won't get
H1N1 vaccine      Oct 9, 2009  Margaret Minegar  Public health
officials say the H1N1 vaccine is the best defense against the
new flu virus which has been linked to seven deaths in Minnesota
including three children, but several recent public opinion
polls show that only about half of Americans say they'll get
immunized and an even smaller percentage say they'll let their
children get the vaccine.  The first big test of the public's
demand for the new H1N1 influenza vaccine could come this week
as larger amounts of the vaccine become available in Minnesota.
In a recent Harvard University poll, respondents who weren't
sure they would get immunized against H1N1 said they were most
concerned about potential side effects from the vaccine. Others
said they didn't think the virus would make them very sick if
they did contract it.  "When they had the swine flu quite some
time ago they did vac