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A member asked:
Is it possible to be immune to the flu ? never had a flu shot in my life and i can't remember the last time i was sick other than a common cold..
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Just lucky so far: There is no natural immunity to influenza. I would guess at least half of all people your age (20) have never had overt influenza, so this is nothing unusual. You have just been lucky so far. Either you never caught it, or you had mild symptoms; flu often is no worse than a common cold. Your luck will run out one day. You still should have recommended influenza vaccine every year.
Answered 2/1/2017
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