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Old 29-03-2020, 12:00 PM #22
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Originally Posted by Kizzy View Post
You are able to have a flu jab for seasonal flu, there's no vaccine for this.
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Because there are new flu vaccines every year that provide a layer of protection to the most at risk.
But it still kills about 18,000 people a year and that could be reduced with stronger measures.

Also there's years when the flu vaccine is not well matched to the strain that is going about, and it doesn't do much good. More about that here -
https://www.insider.com/how-effective-is-the-flu-shot
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