Subj : Re: Pandemic
To   : Richard Falken
From : Ron Lauzon
Date : Sat Mar 28 2020 10:06:00

-=> Richard Falken wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-

 > Really?  Only 35% of them get the flu shot?

 RF> I think it is even lower in Spain.

 RF> There are lots of stats about how effective flu shots are supposed to
 RF> be, but I am always a bit weary of those. The shots available are
 RF> usually for a very reduced range of virus sub-types, I think, and you
 RF> can very well get the shot and then get one of the flus that was not
 RF> covered :-) So if you are at risk then it is good to take it, I guess,
 RF> but I am not very optimistic regarding results.

They make it clear that's it's not 100%.  They try to figure out what strain is
going to hit this year and make the shot for that.  But if they are wrong, the
shot is worthless.

But so far, I've had good luck.  No flu for years now.  But, then, I'm a
computer geek, so social distancing is the norm.  8)


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