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Re:NIH study offers new evidence of early SARS-CoV-2 infecti... by wearywanderer on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @05:56PM (#27522033)
Influenza is rare? Maybe rare for you if you habitually get the flu shot twice a year, but even then the efficacy of the flu shot can be as low as 50%. Influenza is very common, most people have experienced it.
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Re:NIH study offers new evidence of early SARS-CoV-2 infecti... by nl on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @11:43PM (#27524667)
This is correct.

Adults catch real flu about once every five years, scientists calculate, based on a field study in China.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-31698038

on average, about 8% of the U.S. population gets sick from flu each season, with a range of between 3% and 11%, depending on the season.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/keyfacts.htm

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