Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-21 13:38:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E1021143B032DB9E7AC5A0BD5D63F30BE432F0FFD9D60567FF0C69BB722FF7D6
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While vaccine effectiveness (VE) can vary, studies show that flu vaccination reduces the risk of flu illness by between 40% and 60% among the overall population during seasons when most circulating flu viruses are well-matched to those used to make flu vaccines. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X21005624?dgcid=author https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X18309976?via%3Dihub https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28935236/ https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm#:~:text=While%20vaccine%20effectiveness%20(VE)%20can,used%20to%20make%20flu%20vaccines.
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