Hype and Hyperbole don't do any good though. The current meme in my area is " The Flu is Awful! The Flu Shot didn't protect anyone this year!". Hysteria, hype, etc.
Wonder if this hype and panic, and bad info about the vaccine will prevent anyone from getting the shot next year, and how much damage it will do.
The vaccine was ineffective this year Most of the people I have admitted with flu did get the vaccine. The pitfalls of forecasting which strain of influenza will predominate are well known. Some years are better than others. That is no reason for those at high risk for the flu to skip the vaccine. Any protection is better than none.
The really bad part of this flu season may not have fully hit. Early on we were seeing a lot of H3N2 flu. I understand H1N1 is now starting to rise... so we may see a dual peak this year.