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If everyone is vacinated for the flu virus why do I need to get the shot?
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∙ 14y ago
Because not everyone is or can be vaccinated. Some people don't get vaccinated by choice and some can not because of medical reasons such as Allergies or they may be too young.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) teleconference archives:
"Only about a third of children aged six to 23 months received influenza vaccine during the 2005-2006 season," Dr. Jeanne Santoli, deputy director of CDC's Immunization Services Division, said during the teleconference. "Among those children, only two-thirds received the two doses of vaccine that they were recommended to receive. That means that only about a fifth of children were protected fully. Last season, 69 percent of people 65 and older reported receiving a flu shot, Santoli said.
"This is far below our national goal for this group which is 90 percent," she said.
"Among younger adults, only 37 percent of those aged 50 to 64 and 31 percent of high-risk adults 18 to 49 (such as those with respiratory problems) reported getting a flu shot," Santoli said. "In addition, only about 40 percent of health-care workers received vaccinations," she noted."
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∙ 10y agoYou have to take flu shot so that you should not catch flu.
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