dimanche 10 juillet 2016
Flu shot effectiveness for 2015-16 disappointing, data shows
A Canadian protocol now used globally reveals the flu shot doesn't work as well as scientists once believed. For the 2015-16 flu season, protection was just 50 per cent. That's better than last year's rate of near zero. But experts say it's still not good enough.
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