CDC Says Flu Vaccine Just 23 Percent Effective

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Early estimates of the flu vaccine show that it has been just 23 percent effective at preventing doctor visits for all ages.

The flu vaccine is not the worst ever, as one vaccine this decade has been as low at 10 percent effective, but the low totals are enough for the Centers for Disease Control to urge doctors to increase antiviral prescriptions should a patient show signs of flu.

The weakness of the vaccine is blamed on the prevalence of the H3N2 strain of flu that is circulating most among citizens.

“Physicians should be aware that all hospitalized patients and all outpatients at high risk for serious complications should be treated as soon as possible with one of three available influenza antiviral medications if influenza is suspected, regardless of a patient’s vaccination status and without waiting for confirmatory testing,” said Joe Bresee, branch chief in the CDC’s Influenza Division.

The vaccine was showing 26 percent effectiveness in children six months through 17 years but only 14 percent for adults over 50.

The flu season is being called “moderately severe” by the CDC.

3 thoughts on “CDC Says Flu Vaccine Just 23 Percent Effective

  1. I’ve never tried that. Everyone I know uses one drop of oregano oil on the bottom of the foot. If you do it when you are first coming down with something you’ll either not get it or you’ll get a milder case of it. If I can get you to take your shoes and socks off I will also pray James 5:14-15 while I’m doing it. When people smell the bottle that it’s just oregano oil, they usually sit down and take their socks off.

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