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Convincing people to roll up their sleeves every fall for a flu shot is a big chal- lenge. People often forget, dont get around to it, dont like needles or just dont think its really necessary. But vaccination is one of the most effective ways to avoid this sea- sonal illness, and public health officials are constantly searching for ways to get people immunized. In 2000, the Ontario government insti- tuted the worlds first large-scale universal influenza immunization program (UIIP), offering free flu shots to all Ontarians aged six months or older. Dr. Jeff Kwong, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research- funded scientist at the University of Toronto, has been studying the impact of this pioneering program. He has found that in UIIPs first year, Ontarios flu vaccination rate for residents over the age of 12 jumped from 18% to 36%, while the vaccination rates in the rest of Canada rose from 13 to 21%. 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