Often the vaccine isn’t even for the strain that becomes an issue. In fact, last year the shot was completely recalled because of this.. But people were still buying the shots because of articles and companies scaring them like this. It should be a personal and well informed decision to get the flu shot each year.

The yearly flu vaccine is made from a literal guess as to which strain will be prominent for the upcoming season. If you want to get the shot just in case that guess is right, no problem! Go get it. However it is not okay to write these articles aimed at scaring the public into getting the shots without giving out all…