Didn’t they tell us that the flu shot was only 10% effective this year? It discouraged me from getting the shot.
My wife and I got it, and two months later got the flu. I wouldn’t get it now.
At 10% effective it can probably be attributed to the placebo effect!
That was a study in Australia, earlier in the season.
It was only about 10% effective in Australia. Doctors are saying that the shot given here is perhaps 30-40% effective. Even if you don’t want one for your own health, consider the people with whom you come in contact. You might save someone else’s life. Also, if you have the shot and still get the flu, it will probably be less severe than if you had not been vaccinated.
No.
One of the strains that is covered by the vaccine is 10% effective.
Basically flu vaccines cover multiple strains, and by all accounts it is covering the others just fine.
A patient of mine caught the flu twice last year, both of which were covered by the vaccine, but he was scared of needles.
He was vaccinated this year.