Yes they are and this is why.
There are lots of controversial and confusing things about influenza vaccines
One thing is not controversial, and that is that influenza deaths/100 000 population are reduced by vaccination.
I got mine last October and so far so good. Knock on wood.
I work in healthcare, and am mandated to either get a flu shot, or wear a mask at work.
I get the flu shot. I know there is a little risk, and I know it won’t protect me against all variants, but I get the vaccine.
I have never had the flu that I am aware of (knock on wood) but it looks so miserable, that if it keeps me from getting even one episode of one variety, that is five minutes well spent.
While flu shots do statistically impact survival rates as a whole, there is no guarantee a flu shot will keep you from contracting the flu or dying from it if you do.
You can have received the flu shot and still contract the flu and die from it.
This isn’t like the measles vaccine where other than in very rare cases you willl be immune from the disease after you are immunized.
Poking a needle and injecting a foreign substance into the body always has risks, so should be a personal choice. While the odds are low, a person has a greater chance of dropping dead from a flu shot than winning the lotto.
I assume you have the empirical evidence of this contention..other than just a proclamation from the drug company controlled CDC it is so. You know, like controlled studies of populations with high vaccination rates and the correlated rates of decreased flu deaths.
I heard last night that this is the first year ever (since reporting) that the flu has not been reduced by February. What I’m trying to say is that the number of flu cases start falling by Feb. We are still in the peak. Medical folks can’t explain.