So we’re against the influenza vaccine too?
The problem with the flu vaccine is by the time it becomes available the the flu mutates and that vaccine is not as effective…if at all.
I’m not in favor of the flu vaccine. Not much evidence that supports the need for it.
I’m almost 72 and haven’t gotten a flu shot in over 35 years. Just treated it the three times I’ve gotten the flu in all that time.
the issue with the flu vaccine is, the formulation has always been a guessing game as to what version of flu will dominate a year from now.
I just spent 7 days in the hospital with a tough case of Type A flu requiring high-flo oxygen for 4 days. (the hospital didn’t tell me but i assume seasonal vs bird flu). The current vaccine is only about 30% effective against Type A so the vaccine likely wouldnt have prevented me from catching Type A. Ancedotally, some sources report this flu season is the worst in 28 years, with 1/3 of flu tests returning as positive and 24 million reported cases. The SoCal hospital I was in had returned to mask policy and no visitors in the ER/ICU, even the person coming in with you was excluded. The CDC needs to get better at modeling to produce more effective vaccines.
Vaccine effectiveness was 34.5% against hospitalization, according to interim estimates from a new article published by the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
CDC alerts clinicians to accelerate type A flu subtyping in hospitalized patients
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