The vaccine doesn't offer perfect protection — it never does — but a new CDC report says it has significantly reduced medical visits associated with influenza so far this season, and offers a substantial protective benefit.
The flu season is still in full swing and it's likely to continue for several more weeks, and if you haven't gotten a flu shot yet, you should, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Flu is widespread across the USThe vaccine doesn't offer perfect protection -- it never does -- but a new CDC report says it has significantly reduced medical visits associated with influenza so far this season, and offers a substantial protective benefit.We won't know exactly how well-matched the flu vaccine is for the viruses circulating until the season is over, but the CDC published this interim report to get an early sense of how well the vaccine is working.
The report notes that the number of severe illnesses among children younger than 18 years old and young adults ages 18 to 49 are also higher at this time when compared to other recent seasons. The report says this flu season had one of the earliest starts since 2009, and flu activity remains high in most regions of the United States.The CDC recommends that as long as the virus is circulating, it's not too late to get a vaccine.
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