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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Janet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:02:51 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>> >
>> > "sf" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > > On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:58:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>
>> > >> 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!
>> > >
>> > > The flu vaccine isn't 100% effective either, but it will help
>> > > diminish
>> > > the effect of the flu if you do get one that you were vaccinated
>> > > against.
>> >
>> > Or in my case, it will make me very ill. The problem with the flu
>> > vaccine
>> > is that it might not contain the strain of whatever is going around
>> > that
>> > year.
>>
>> You're allergic to eggs, so you won't do it unless you're willing to
>> put up with however the egg allergy makes you feel.
>
> Can't you get an egg-free version there?
> We just got our flu shots yesterday, have never had any side effects
> at all.

There is a nasal kind that is free of eggs but it's not for people over 50.
Not sure why.