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Most people have a yearly interaction with the flu vaccine, where it's made perfectly clear that you can still get the flu, but it will be mild and the efficacy
by typon 5y ago
Most people have a yearly interaction with the flu vaccine, where it's made perfectly clear that you can still get the flu, but it will be mild and the efficacy is something like 60-80%. (At least this is what my pharmacist has told me every time I get the flu shot)
- mbg721 5y agoOutside of healthcare institutions, there's little pressure to get it, and popular opinion is that it's not very effective.
- soco 5y agoYet it's still fairly popular, even with that mentioned popular opinion. According to CDC, 63.8% of under 17yo got it, and 48.4% over 18yo (season 2019-2020). These are numbers with little pressure.
- mbg721 5y agoThat is popular in isolation (when was the last time 64% of Americans agreed on anything??), but not for something that some feel should have a universal mandate.
- typon 5y agoFor something that doesn't really hospitalize most people and the vaccine isn't 95%+ effective? I'd say it's a great success given how popular it actually is