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Interview: Eric Stein's Advocacy for Flu Vaccines is Personal

WUOT | By Chrissy Keuper
Published January 30, 2023 at 5:00 AM EST
(From left to Right) Johnny, Katie, Doris, Eric, and Gary Stein
https://www.familiesfightingflu.org/member/the-stein-family/
(From left to Right) Johnny, Katie, Doris, Eric, and Gary Stein

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that as many as 52,000 people in the U.S. die from influenza each year. WUOT’s Chrissy Keuper spoke with University of Tennessee senior Eric Stein about why he advocates for flu vaccines with the group Families Fighting Flu.

The Stein Family

Jessica Stein was 4 years old when she died of complications from the flu.
https://www.familiesfightingflu.org/family-story/the-stein-family/
Jessica Stein was 4 years old when she died of complications from the flu.

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Chrissy Keuper
Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.
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