2 ms·

I agree the article is a bit opaque. From what I've read the flu vaccine offers protection ranging between neutral to positive, with no real study ever finding

I agree the article is a bit opaque. From what I've read the flu vaccine offers protection ranging between neutral to positive, with no real study ever finding the opposite. I still hear a lot of people say they are "on the fence" about this, which is why I started the poll.

basseq 11y ago
So the only real reason to not get a flu shot would be if you think the decreased risk of getting the seasonal flu is outweighed by the increased risk of a) a pandemic happening and b) a potential* increased risk of getting a pandemic flu, weighted by impact of each disease. As always, the impact of even the seasonal flu on children and the elderly can be very high, so I can't imagine that trade-off being worth it for that population. * Increased risk was shown for H1N1, but no guarantee it would be shown for a future pandemic.