john wrote:
However, last flu season according to the CDC themselves,
only 18.9% of the circulating flu-like illnesses out there
were of
the three strains selected to be in the vaccine.
(http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weekly...-04summary.htm)
In other words, last winter, 4 out of 5 times, the
sniffles, fever or
aches were not caused by anything a vaccine can prevent.

Gasp!!!

The horror!!!!

Are you trying to tell me that the flu vaccine doesn't
protect from illnesses that aren't the flu !?!?!?

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