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In response to "cut down the 15% again because I got the flu shot, which covers 90% of flu A. -- nm" by loosiflu

But is it 90% effective? Maybe it targets 90% of flu A but is only 75% effective in innoculating you against those strains. Where's that put your

Posted by TWuG May 30 '09, 15:58

certainty now?

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nice try! only 10% of new cases that are not H1N1 are in patients who got the shot. That means there's only 1.5% chance I have regular flu A. -- nm - loosiflu May 30, 16:02 2
- Exactly! You just showed you can't be sure. -- nm - ? Redmond May 30, 16:10 1
  - in biology, there is no 100% sure. -- nm - loosiflu May 30, 16:18

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