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1/2 Population Not Current On Flu/Hep. B Vaccinations

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(Undated) — State health officials say about half of the population are not current on their flu or hepatitis B vaccinations. Nearly 63 percent still need to get HPV and 78 percent need pneumococcal shots. Immunize South Dakota VP Carmen Toft says impacts from misinformation are coming from U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “fringe ideas,” social media and other unclear sources.