They looked at studies comparing people who decided to getvaccinated to those who didn't, and figured that fewer of the vaccinated people died because they were healthier in the first place, healthy enough to go out and get a vaccine.
Still, nearly 60 percent of those who say they don't think they'll getvaccinated would change their minds if there were sickness or death in their community, the study found.
"People know that the vaccine is available for the over 65s, but many people living with other health conditions aren't always aware that they can getvaccinated as well, " Dr Hussey said.