Flu vaccine safety fact check: true
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“The flu vaccine is safe”
Summary
The seasonal influenza vaccine is considered safe for the vast majority of people, with health authorities recommending it for everyone aged 6 months and older. No credible evidence indicates a safety problem with current flu vaccines.
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- Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine | Influenza (Flu) | CDC
For people 65 years and older, there are three flu vaccines that are preferentially recommended. Influenza (flu) is a potentially serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death.
- 2025–2026 Flu Season | Influenza (Flu) | CDC
Early estimates of 2025-2026 flu vaccine effectiveness in England against flu-related hospitalization remained within expected ranges of 70-75% for children and 30-40% for adults, suggesting that flu vaccination remains an effective tool in ...
- 2026-2027 Flu Season | Influenza (Flu) | CDC
For the 2026-2027 season, 100% of the projected vaccine supply produced will be trivalent (three-component) vaccines. Twenty-seven percent (27%) of the United States flu vaccine supply for the 2026-2027 season will be non-egg based.
- Flu Vaccine—Too Much of a Good Thing? - PMC
However, it was suggested several years ago that the effect may depend on the antigenic relatedness of the previous vaccine to the current vaccine, and of both to the circulating virus, referred to as the antigenic distance hypothesis (ADH) [4]. According to the ADH, the biggest negative effect would be predicted to occur when the previous and current vaccines are antigenically similar, and the circulating virus is significantly drifted.
- Understanding the Barriers and Attitudes toward Influenza ...
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- Frequently Asked Questions about Flu Vaccines | Baltimore City
The flu vaccine is safe for most people and is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older.
- Immunization Safety Review: Influenza Vaccines and ... - NCBI
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