The vaccines are educated guesses as to what strains to protect against. Some years they do better than others at their guess. This year seems to be one of the poorer guesses.
Replies to: "Different strains of flu can each be caught"
- I keep seeing seemingly healthy people dying from the flu this winter. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:20pm 1/16/18
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- I know people here locally that have tested positive for Flu A twice over the course of 2 months.... - IrishMac - 10:13am 1/17/18
- Different strains of flu can each be caught - CC72 - 11:30am 1/17/18
- It has been poorer guesses many of the last 5 years... even a good guess is only 60% effective - IrishMac - 10:30am 1/18/18
- Different strains of flu can each be caught - CC72 - 11:30am 1/17/18
- I thought I was getting it a couple weeks ago - CC72 - 4:47am 1/17/18
- 11 died from flu in my county so far this winter. It's Aussie flu H3N2, more deadly to people born - Eli - 11:57pm 1/16/18
- It's a really bad flu this year....reminds me of the one back in 2009 or so. You are right. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:00pm 1/16/18
- 1. They couldn't keep their doctor. - Cole - 9:49pm 1/16/18
- Way to make alarming deaths political. [NT]
- AlbanyIRISH - 10:24pm 1/16/18
- Yes...because that's just never done... - TakethetrainKnute - 8:49am 1/17/18
- That was awesome. Almost deserves its own thread. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:37pm 1/17/18
- Yes...because that's just never done... - TakethetrainKnute - 8:49am 1/17/18
- Way to make alarming deaths political. [NT]
- AlbanyIRISH - 10:24pm 1/16/18
- I know people here locally that have tested positive for Flu A twice over the course of 2 months.... - IrishMac - 10:13am 1/17/18