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Every year, I take the vaccine against the seasonal flu, if possible. This is not primarily for myself, but for the people around me. The goal is herd immunity,

Every year, I take the vaccine against the seasonal flu, if possible. This is not primarily for myself, but for the people around me. The goal is herd immunity, that's how we win.

tpetry 7y ago
Flu vaccines are basically useless because the actual vaccine is based on mutations of last year.
- DanBC 7y ago
  This is incorrect, at least in the UK. WHO provides information about which strains to use based on recent data about which flu variants are circulating. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm https://www.who.int/influenza/vaccines/virus/recommendations/2019_20_north/en/ https://www.who.int/influenza/vaccines/virus/recommendations...
  - raxxorrax 7y ago
    Better than nothing but flu vaccines have a bad effectiveness compared to almost all other vaccines. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/effectiveness-studies.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/effectiveness-studies.... It still is a bit of a gamble.
    - danharaj 7y ago
      For the vast majority of people, there is no downside to getting the flu vaccine. A gamble implies there's something to lose.
      - y4mi 7y ago
        By getting the shot you need to spend time and money. Insurance doesn't really change this, because if everyone did it, the premiums would be increased. (No chance of the former, so I guess that's just a tiny wager) So yeah, you always stand to lose something. It might be worth it to you though
      - raxxorrax 7y ago
        With gamble I meant that the vaccine being developed for the correct strain active in the flu season.
- cwingrav 7y ago
  Please don't spread your disinformation. It's how anti-vaxxers spread their falsehoods. Flu vaccines are based upon predictions/models built from data. They tend to target a handful of viruses but even without targeting, it provides protection against other types of flu. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm
- MiroF 7y ago
  Flagged because this is false and this sort of misinformation actively harms others.

Every year, I take the vaccine against the seasonal flu, if possible. This is not primarily for myself, but for the people around me. The goal is herd immunity, that's how we win.

tpetry 7y ago

Flu vaccines are basically useless because the actual vaccine is based on mutations of last year.

DanBC 7y ago
This is incorrect, at least in the UK. WHO provides information about which strains to use based on recent data about which flu variants are circulating. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm https://www.who.int/influenza/vaccines/virus/recommendations/2019_20_north/en/ https://www.who.int/influenza/vaccines/virus/recommendations...
- raxxorrax 7y ago
  Better than nothing but flu vaccines have a bad effectiveness compared to almost all other vaccines. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/effectiveness-studies.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/effectiveness-studies.... It still is a bit of a gamble.
  - danharaj 7y ago
    For the vast majority of people, there is no downside to getting the flu vaccine. A gamble implies there's something to lose.
    - y4mi 7y ago
      By getting the shot you need to spend time and money. Insurance doesn't really change this, because if everyone did it, the premiums would be increased. (No chance of the former, so I guess that's just a tiny wager) So yeah, you always stand to lose something. It might be worth it to you though
    - raxxorrax 7y ago
      With gamble I meant that the vaccine being developed for the correct strain active in the flu season.
cwingrav 7y ago
Please don't spread your disinformation. It's how anti-vaxxers spread their falsehoods. Flu vaccines are based upon predictions/models built from data. They tend to target a handful of viruses but even without targeting, it provides protection against other types of flu. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm
MiroF 7y ago
Flagged because this is false and this sort of misinformation actively harms others.