[shard]

I caught the flu two years in a row, about 15 year ago. Just unlucky, I guess. Never had the flu before that. Each of those two times laid me out for two weeks straight, just completely miserable, couldn't even sleep lying down because it made me cough. After that I religiously got my flu shot every year.

[rsj_hn]

There is lots of luck involved with the flu shot as well. They range from 1/3 to 2/3 effective, it depends on the year. In 2019, the vaccines were 37% effective against Influenza A and 50% against Influenza B, but the B variant was more prevalent that year so the overall effectiveness was 45%. (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6907a1.htm?s_cid=mm...)

We are still trying to figure out how to make effective flu vaccines.

[johnisgood]

Yeah of course, my mom does the same. I stopped a few years ago and I was still alright, and I generally do not catch the common cold either, it has been years. In any case, I do not mind anyone getting the flu shot, of course.

I still have diseases, just other kinds. No vaccine or treatment for them.