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[quote=Freeman]First of all, there's not just a single flu out there. There are certain strains that are more prevalent, and the vaccine is typically formulated to protect against those strains. Those strains can also mutate over the course of time, reducing the immunity, but in those cases, you generally will only contract a milder version of the flu. There are also other, less common strains of flu out there which the vaccine doesn't protect against. Without extensive genetic testing to determine exactly which strain of flu each person contracted, the statistic of whether they had the flu shot or not is meaningless. Yes, some percentage of people that have had flu shots will likely die from the flu. However, that is not a useful fact, and nothing should be inferred from it outside of a broader context.[/quote]
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