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.
I am kind of unsure if I should bother getting it this late in the season. I also fear getting sick from the shot.
I haven’t gotten it in a few years. I am mid 50s and never had a pneumonia shot either.
The media seems to create a lot of confusion concerning flu shots. I was thinking if it was only 10% effective, why bother?