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DisgustedByMisleadia 4 points ago +5 / -1

It depends on the year. The FDA and CDC have to decide in February what strains to include for the next fall, and they don't always get it exactly right.

Since 2009, effectiveness of the influenza vaccine has ranged from 19% to 60%: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/effectiveness-studies.htm