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Originally Posted by marsean
Moderna on vaccine trail has successful results on 8 out of 8 human trials. Others hard on their heels. Next batch of trials will go into thousands. Other major drug producer with testing done at Oxford claims their vaccine ready for distribution in September. Real distributable vaccine, when it comes, will be manna.
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Reality Check: The 2019-2020 Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Is Only 45%
For the 2019-2020 (influenza) Flu Season, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Fluzone Quadrivalent (four-component) Vaccine (aka the Flu Shot)
The (Fluzone Quadrivalent Vaccine) Flu Shot Is Only 45% Effective
Scientific research data, from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Report (MMWR), the Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network (HAIVEN), the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN), and the U.S. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network, on children and adults with acute respiratory illness (aka the Flu) during October 23, 2019 to January 25, 2020, the overall effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine (Flu Shot) for preventing medically attended laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection was 45%
Effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine for preventing medically attended laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection was 45%
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/...mm6907a1-H.pdf
Flu Shot Is Only 45% Effective