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Originally Posted by TwistedChief
Sorry, but this is a horrible comparison.
For starters, covid is a lot more transmissible than the common flu.
Beyond that, there are multiple strains of the flu each year. And they're forever evolving. And the flu vaccine is directed at one of them. So you're kinda shooting in the dark when you get the flu vaccine. And it's less deadly. And fewer people in the population are going to take it so it's naturally going to have less aggregate impact. So you're never going to come close to eradicating the flu.
The covid vaccine on the other hand is targeted at one particular strain of the virus, and at least at this point, ridding ourselves of that strain could make a huge difference.
Flu vaccine = 50%-ish efficacy
Covid vaccine = 90%-ish efficacy
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It's a perfect comparison if the goal is to save other people's lives, not necessarily your own.