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ZeroDeltaTango 5 points ago +6 / -1

6 months -- The youngest age for which the CDC recommends a flu shot.

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

People who would stab four different flu viruses into a 6-month-old infant in one shot....

(Yeah, a flu shot only protects against the four most common strains of flu—all from the PREVIOUS flu season, so nine months or more out of date...and then provides only about a 40-50% "shot" at not getting the flu. Hard pass.)

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LastconservativeNY 2 points ago +2 / -0

Many countries only give flu shots to elderly and vulnerable. Here, it's a freaking industry. Every CVS has signed with "Free Flu Shots". They're not free.

Some years the efficacy is less than 10%.