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by Overtonwindow 3309 days ago
Does the flu shot save lives? Various outlets report the vaccine may only be roughly 50% effective [0] which seems little more than a coin toss. They're pushed very hard in these drug stores, every time you check out, signs everywhere, plus the financial incentives. I wonder what the danger would be to a poor person to getting a flu shot multiple times?

[0] http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/health/flu-shot-effective-cdc-...