You look though the lens labeled 'anti-vaxxer' and
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I choose to read both sides of an argument to arrive at an informed decision. I find most of what you post on the subject to be devoid of science and heavily reliant on opinion and 'belief'.
Do what you think is best for you, I do the same for myself.
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After middle age, immunity naturally becomes weaker. The flu vaccine won’t work as well as it once did. But because the flu virus is much more dangerous for older people, it’s crucial that they get the vaccine.
https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/how-effective-...-vaccine#1
Even in cases where it doesn’t prevent the flu, it can still reduce the risk of serious side effects. Studies show that in older people who do not live in a care facility, the flu vaccine can cut the risk of hospitalization (for flu and pneumonia) by 30% to 70%.
Isn't life largely about reducing risks of failure/harm/sickness and increasing the probabilities for their opposites?
In people who do live in a nursing home or care facility, the flu vaccine is 50% to 60% effective in preventing hospitalization and 80% effective in preventing death from a flu complication.