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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:18 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by CNEWS


More Canadians plan flu shots, says poll

TORONTO - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians are either planning to get vaccinated against H1N1 or have already done so.

Forty-nine per cent of respondents to the latest Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll said they intend to get the swine-flu shot, while six per cent said...

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Font-size: Share PrintThe Canadian PressTORONTO — Canadians are becoming less and less ambivalent about the prospect of the H1N1 vaccine, and a majority of people ... - [11/04/2009 - CTV.ca]
Canadians grow more concerned about H1N1, more ... - [11/03/2009 - Macleans Online]
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...times out of 20. "As the H1N1 situation has unfolded, it is clear that Canadians have become much more engaged and opinions and intentions are changing" Harris-Decima senior...
More Canadians plan flu shots, says poll [CNEWS - 11/04/2009]
...in a release. "Canadians are far more likely to say they see the situation as more serious now, rather than less serious, compared to how they felt was a week or two ago."
More Canadians plan flu shots, says poll [CNEWS - 11/04/2009]

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