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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Flu A was all over the schools last year too, at least in FCPS. I’m starting to wonder why we even bother getting the shots every year. [/quote] If you get the shot, you are less likely to have hospitalization or severe illness. [b]Even if its not exact match to the flu strain. [/b] [u]Vaccines are NOT a shield protecting you from being exposed. [/u] [/quote] This is obviously very anecdotal (but its a thread full of anecdotes) but I got flu A from my spouse. My parents were both vaccinated and heavily exposed to us but did not get sick. I assumed the vaccine had this strain covered or at least was effective protection. My kids did not get it either though, despite being more exposed to us and no flu vax. DH was ill for about a week and I was ill less than a week but we are both still short of breath two weeks later.[/quote]
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