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Sharon Worcester

Sharon Worcester is an award-winning medical journalist for MDedge News. She has been with the company since 1996, first as the Southeast Bureau Chief (1996-2009) when the company was known as International Medical News Group, then as a freelance writer (2010-2015) before returning as a reporter in 2015. She previously worked as a daily newspaper reporter covering health and local government. Sharon currently reports primarily on oncology and hematology. She has a BA from Eckerd College and an MA in Mass Communication/Print Journalism from the University of Florida. Connect with her via LinkedIn and follow her on twitter @SW_MedReporter.

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Flu vaccine reduces risk of severe illness

Flu vaccine reduces risk of severe illness

Author:
Sharon Worcester
Publish date: October 17, 2013

Major finding: The adjusted vaccine efficacy for reducing the risk of severe influenza-related illness was 77%. Data source: A case-control study ...

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