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CDC study: Flu shot doesn't fend off related illnesses.
2004 FEB 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- This season's flu vaccine offers little or no protection against flu-like illnesses, according to a U.S. study.
The study of 1818 Colorado hospital workers who received flu shots found that only 0-14% escaped flu-like symptoms - a fever plus a cough or sore throat. Normally, the rate is about 30%.
However, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study did not directly say how effective this year's flu vaccine is against the flu virus itself. Other studies are being conducted.
"The answer we want is, 'Does this year's vaccine protect against this year's flu?' - we don't have that yet," said Dr. Ed Thompson, the CDC's deputy director for public health services.
This study looked at all flu-like illnesses, including the common cold and strep throat - neither of which can be prevented by a flu shot. And very few of the participants were even tested to confirm they had flu.
"The vaccine is not given to prevent influenza-like illness, it's given to prevent the flu," Thompson said.
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Source: HighBeam Research, CDC study: Flu shot doesn't fend off related illnesses.