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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I've been "advised" every year to get the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine and I've never, ever taken it, although my wife and children do get it every year.
Also, the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine is only about 45% effective and in some years, it's quite a bit lower.
I think the idea of exposure and immunity sound fantastic in theory but it's also just as difficult for me to believe that to be true.
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Everyone: get your flu shot. Even if it doesn't offer full protection, it reduces the severity of illness.
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