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From the CDC's own website | 64% OF ALL PEOPLE GOT THE FLU IN 2018-2019
48% OF VACCINATED GOT THE FLU. THAT MEANS THE FLU VACCINE IS EFFECTIVE RIGHT? | image tagged in dumb blonde,flu,vaccines,vaccine,flu shot | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
2,897 views 21 upvotes Made by lokiare 5 years ago in politics
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3 ups, 5y,
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1 up, 5y,
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Indeed
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Actually most cases of polio are caused by the vaccine nowadays: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/polio-cases-now-caused-vaccine-wild-virus-67287290
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2 ups, 5y,
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I won't consider anything they say until the vaccine courts that pay out with tax payer money are shut down and we can sue them directly for damages.
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Idiot
2 ups, 5y,
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The Flu is not 1 virus, it has many strains. The vaccines only project against a few strains. It's not rocket science.
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Autocorrupt, apologies for missing 1 spelling.

And you sir, do not understand viruses.

I do not understand them a great deal, but I do know there there are 4 genera of the family Orthomyxoviridae that are classed as Flu. Infuenzavirus A, B, C, & D.

Each genus is then subdivided into species, and again subdivided into serotypes.

This latter bit is very important.

The serotype is determined by the antibody response. It is these antibodies that a vaccine is designed to get your body to create. A vaccine for 1 serotype is ineffective against another.

Influenza A, generally find in birds, is subdivided into multiple serotypes, of which 12 are known to affect humans.

H1N1 (1918 Spanish flu, 2009 Swine flu)
H1N2 (endemic in humans, pigs, and birds)
H2N2 (1957 Asian flu)
H3N2 (1968 Hong Kong flu)
H5N1 (2004 Bird flu)
H6N1
H7N2
H7N3
H7N7
H7N9
H9N2
H10N7

Influenza B is less common, almost exclusively infects humans, and has a slower mutation rate than A. Currently only 1 known serotype. But it does mutate meaning lasting immunity is not possible.

Influenza C is less common again, but affects humans, dogs, and pigs.

Influenza D not yet seen in humans.

The problem is that of mutation. Whilst a vaccine may target a specific serotype, once it's mutated, it's useless and a new vaccine had to be made.
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Mutations to the measles virus in and of themselves have shown to render it ineffective.

As for your polio analogy, research the polio outbreak in the Congo in 2010.

Over 400 verified cases with an almost 50% mortality rate, even amongst those who were vaccinated. This was a vaccine resistant strain of polio.

But hey, you won't believe a word of that because you have your head so far up your own backside you believe your own faeces, and science is bad.
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Jesus, you still don't get it.

It is a vaccine, and protects against the known strains that they have developed it against.

Yes it mutates, but if we didn't have the vaccines, then infection rates of all types of flu would be far higher than they are now.

People need to stop believing that the flu vaccine is a panacea for all flu viruses. It isn't.

But it is still a vaccine against those strains they have identified.
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Wow. I am amazed you are capable of typing, or for that matter, stand and breathe unassisted judging by the inane drivel you regurgitate, Timber.

Eat a lot of paint chips growing up?
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1 up, 5y
No me name sunshine, but nice try.

How does it feel to be nearly 50 years old and still believe in fairytales, short bus?
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https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/2018-2019.html
Scroll to the bottom of the page.
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I don't think you understand how virus mutation works.
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I understand completely. Here is an article that explains it for you: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/virus-mutation
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I know that it's only antidotal evidence, but I've taken the flu shot every year since it came out and NEVER had the flu.
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I've made sure not to get the flu shot and taken vitamins and I haven't had the flu for over 10 years (I had strep once for 3 days).
1 up, 5y
Interesting, I didn't know those numbers. That is mathematically ineffective then.
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holy hell, i've found so many antivaxxers
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CDC's own number show its ineffective. Why would anyone give their kids this shot?
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to L I V E, idiot
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I'm sorry, did you not read the meme and check the facts before you posted?
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bruh
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antivaxxers prefer dead kids to healthy kids
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y'know what, antivaxxers might be our problem to over population. why don'tcha go and get the coronavirus. then you'll have iMmUnItY
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I take vitamin D and Zinc. My cells are impenetrable to viruses according to a lot of studies.
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Then go to someone who has coronavirus and get it
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Then you’ll die and there will be 1 less karen in this world
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lol I go out in public without masks all the time. Haven't even got a sniffle yet.
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lokiare, that is terrible.
Put a mask on right now and social distance or you will f**king DIE.
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Because they’re not retarded unlike you
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