So far very few Americans have been rolling up their sleeves to get vaccinated against COVID, flu or RSV. Rob Stein is a correspondent and senior editor on NPR's science desk.

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The CDC lowered the age for the pneumonia vaccination from 65 to 50 and recommended an extra COVID shot to some people.

Experts worry that the unenthusiastic embrace of vaccines could spark outbreaks and increased hospitalizations.

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