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What is your opinion on flu shots? are they effective?
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FLU shots are very: important to prevent unnecessary deaths and often to prevent or lessen disease. This year we will be dealing with an antigenically-drifted influenza A virus (H3N2) - so it may not be covered as well by this years's Trivalent & Quadrivalent vaccines. In spite of this, influenza vaccination is strongly recommended.
Answered 1/8/2015
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