On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:58:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:



>>> > The vaccine was not a panacea, but it was a good start. What if she
>>> > hadn't been vaccinated and died? Would you want to be responsible for
>>> > that?
>>> > http://blog.sfgate.com/gurley/2010/0...u-should-know/
>>>
>>> She still could have died. The shot doesn't protect against that.
>>
>> You improved her chances with the vaccine. She's still alive, isn't
>> she?
>
>How in the world can you say that? The Dr. said they now know that the
>vaccine isn't very effective. She still got sick. She still could have
>died. I didn't improve her chances of anything!

You don't know that either. It may or may not have been worse with no
vaccine. Unless you have conclusive proof from laboratory tests
anything you or the doctors say is pure conjecture.

"Isn't very effective" is a rather loose terminology. It also shows
it is a little effective.