Seasonal Flu Vaccine Less Effective Than Hoped

Jan. 15, 2015 04:18PM PST

CBC News reported that early estimates show that this season’s flu vaccine reduces risk of flu by just 23 percent among Americans. For Canadians, the vaccine is even less effective.

As quoted in the market news:

Canadian and U.S. health officials have said the most common type of flu circulating this season is H3N2, which is not well-matched with the seasonal flu vaccine.
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an estimate based on 2,321 American children and adults who got the flu vaccine between November and January. The CDC said vaccinated people had a 23 per cent lower chance of winding up at the doctor with the flu.

Click here to read the full CBC News report.