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Flu Vaccine Selections Suggest This Year’s Shot May Be Off the Mark (scientificamerican.com)
2 points by smaddali 2460 days ago
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Flu vaccines reduce your odds of going to the doctor by 40-60%. It is still worthwhile to get the flu shot. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm
On that page they apparently cherry picked from two years of their own data. See bar chart mid-way through this page. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/effectiveness-studies....