gipper
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Me too. Never had the shot and had the flu once in my life.It's easy to find an article that supports anything you want to believe.Do Flu Vaccines Work?My first flu shot was 14 years ago. I’ve been getting them every year since and haven’t had any issues.
Despite being in close proximity of known flu patients, I can also say I’ve never had the flu.![]()
Despite claims regarding its protective benefits, the flu vaccine is not as effective as health officials want you to think. Every year the CDC evaluates the previous season’s flu activity and how well the vaccine worked — or didn’t. The CDC’s conclusion for the 2017-2018 season was that the vaccine’s overall adjusted effectiveness was an abysmal 36 percent. Broken down by virus strain, the estimated effectiveness was:45
•25 percent effective against the A(H3N2) virus
•67 percent effective against A(H1N1)pdm09 virus
•42 percent effective against influenza B viruses
In 2015, a CDC analysis46 revealed that, between 2005 and 2015, the flu vaccine was LESS than 50 percent effective more than half the time, so the 2017-2018 numbers really were no great surprise. For the 2018-2019 season, the CDC says the vaccines have been updated to “better match circulating viruses,” so they are hopeful the numbers will be better; however, they admit that previous studies have shown the vaccine is still usually only 40 percent to 60 percent effective.47
Flu Shot: Potential Side Effects and Dangers
I've been getting flu shots for many years. Not only have I not had any issues with the shot, I've never had the flu.![]()
I haven’t ever had a flu shot and the last time I had the flu was back in the 90’s.
The CDC and the FDA work for Big Pharma. Why would anyone do what they tell you?