It's not effective. If brakes only operated 9% of the time, would they be effective? "The current flu shot is only 9% effective for the elderly and only 56% e

It's not effective. If brakes only operated 9% of the time, would they be effective? "The current flu shot is only 9% effective for the elderly and only 56% effective in general, according to CDC figures. CDC officials are baffled why the vaccine is so ineffective in the elderly." NYT And from the Lancet: "Background: No published meta-analyses have assessed efficacy and effectiveness of licensed influenza vaccines in the USA with sensitive and highly specific diagnostic tests to confirm influenza. Findings (Interpretation): Influenza vaccines can provide moderate protection against virologically confirmed influenza, but such protection is greatly reduced or absent in some seasons. Evidence for protection in adults aged 65 years or older is lacking. LAIVs consistently show highest efficacy in young children (aged 6 months to 7 years)." http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2811%2970295-X/abstract http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-30... Heck, if the flu vaccine is so good for you why is it that health-care workers and doctors can't be bothered to get it? http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2811%2961156-2/fulltext http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-67...