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'Nudging' boosts flu vaccine numbers
January 27, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:

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'Nudging' boosts flu vaccine numbers

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Patients were 28 percent more likely to get a flu shot when they got a text message reminder and their primary care provider already had an order for the shot waiting, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine showed. The study was published in JAMA Int . . .

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