"CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9.2 million and 35.6 million illnesses, between 140,000 and 710,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 an

"CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9.2 million and 35.6 million illnesses, between 140,000 and 710,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 and 56,000 deaths annually since 2010." [0] Even if it was only 5% effective, wide-scale vaccination would make a large difference. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/burden.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/burden.htm