CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As cold and flu stories continue to monopolize airwaves, a new study reports that people still look to power through with daily life when ill. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a significant number of influenza cases have been reported in major cities nationwide, signaling the height of the national cold, cough and flu season. Despite health care providers’ counsel that sick patients should recover at home to help limit spreading the virus, a survey from the makers of Vicks® NyQuil™ Severe and DayQuil™ Severe shows that under-the-weather consumers often struggle with whether or not to call in sick. The leading motive for deciding not to take a sick day, as reported by respondents, was work pressures (44.9%). Additional reasons, cited in the Fourth Annual Vicks Global Cold and Flu Survey, include financial concerns (42.5%) and fear of falling behind at the office (33.5%).
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