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A member asked:

Should i get a flu shot if i've never gotten one?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Yes: the flu shot prevent influenza and each season virus change.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/22/2019

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I am looking for honest"personal"opinions on flu shots?Never had one get the flu every year lasts a week,I get on with life.I hear a lot of - and no +

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