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absolutely, the effectiveness of the vaccine should be evaluated on a population health basis rather than an individual basis. If most of the population does not get a vaccine, then the population benefits disappear.
My understanding is that it is a bit of a crap shoot with regards to whether or not they get "the right" strain(s) in the shot each year, and of course having a flu shot does not mean one won't get sick for some other reason. I'm not sure of the absolute statistics on the hit/miss wrt strains, but it is neither 1% or 99% hit/miss... somewhere in between iirc...
I have had the shot about 50% of the time... basically I'm pretty ambivalent about it for my own personal benefit as a healthy adult... that said, it makes a fair bit of sense to get it if one is around people who are frail or have generally weak immune systems, so I have always done it then... but a healthy 4 year old should not be a concern in that regard... more so babies, the elderly, and people who are already sick in some other way...
anyway, that was my take on it from listening to health professionals, but I am not a doctor...
Posts in this Thread:
- Flu Shots, Scott Paterson , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 14:43:00
- Re: Flu Shots, TML , Tue, 6 Nov 2012 10:10:20
- Coin toss, dtechakacheaptech, Tue, 6 Nov 2012 15:55:40
- +1 (nm), dmz789qqq, Tue, 6 Nov 2012 13:29:33
- Try Agarikon...nm, nicknick , Tue, 6 Nov 2012 09:57:42
- Echo the thoughts of the folks with kids, Notnoel , Tue, 6 Nov 2012 09:28:55
- Depends, Noel, Tue, 6 Nov 2012 07:40:04
- I recommend against them., Johnson , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 20:37:28
- Re: Flu Shots, BobS, Mon, 5 Nov 2012 19:23:36
- Useless, ponytrekker, Mon, 5 Nov 2012 19:09:04
- It's not always about you, AlS, Mon, 5 Nov 2012 18:09:13
- Refrigeration, Automobile and Hospital Hygiene, Tim, Tue, 6 Nov 2012 07:08:36
- Re: It's not always about you, Snowmobile , Tue, 6 Nov 2012 06:27:04 <-- Viewing This Message
- He's Retired..., Scott Paterson , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 18:23:18
- I get them annually, MI-Roger , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 17:49:06
- I will take my egg products through the mouth, Tim, Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:04:01
- Never had one, SWEDECAR , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:03:17
- See Mayan Doomsday post below, No Snaab, Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:57:54
- Never get them...., Skip, Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:53:40
- Re: Flu Shots, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:51:52
- Re: Flu Shots, dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:19:56
- i never get them..., sab, Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:12:17
- Re: Flu Shots, AdamSAAB2kAero , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 14:58:39
- Re: Flu Shots, pete , Mon, 5 Nov 2012 14:57:32
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