Flu shot effectiveness
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Jan 24, 2020
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The second most common excuse people use for not getting a flu shot, after "I didn't get one last year and I didn't get the flu", is that it's not even 100% effective. It's true; the CDC says, "recent studies show that flu vaccination reduces the risk of flu illness by between 40% and 60%", which is indeed less than 100%. But here's another way to look at it: A flu shot is 50% effective, while not getting a flu shot is 0% effective. #science
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