Re:Goldman Sachs questions whether curing patients is a sust...
by moccachino on Friday April 13, 2018 @08:59AM
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To quote your quote of my response:
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> > Going from 8.9% to 8.5% is a 5% reduction in flu cases. If this translates to 5% fewer sick days during the flu-period and a 5% reduction in doctor visits that are due to flu symptoms (some people go to the doctor for everything), that can absolutely be a reason for the government to want people to get their flu shots.
> This line of reasoning assumes that there are only positive effects from vaccines. There are many many side effects of flu vaccines.
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This is why I also said:
>So assuming that the flu vaccine is harmless and the cost is not too great, it can make sense to get it even if the effectiveness rate is low.
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> > Going from 8.9% to 8.5% is a 5% reduction in flu cases. If this translates to 5% fewer sick days during the flu-period and a 5% reduction in doctor visits that are due to flu symptoms (some people go to the doctor for everything), that can absolutely be a reason for the government to want people to get their flu shots.
> This line of reasoning assumes that there are only positive effects from vaccines. There are many many side effects of flu vaccines.
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This is why I also said:
>So assuming that the flu vaccine is harmless and the cost is not too great, it can make sense to get it even if the effectiveness rate is low.