Highlights
- •Foreign-born persons in the U.S. make up approximately 15% of the population.
- •People who are foreign-born experience health care disparities.
- •Foreign-born adults had lower flu vaccine uptake than US-born adults in most seasons.
- •People interviewed in non-English languages had lower vaccine uptake English-speakers.
- •Strategies to improve flu vaccination uptake must consider foreign-born adults.
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