The absolute risk reduction between the vaccines was 0.46% (1.89%-1.43%).
The headlines should read, “New Flu Vaccine is 0.46% More Effective.”
Going one step further, it takes 217 eldelry people to receive the high
dose flu vaccine to prevent one case of the flu. That is the number
needed to treat based on this study. That means that 216 out of 217
elderly people received the flu vaccine for naught—it did not help them
prevent the flu. They paid double the price and were exposed to
possible adverse effects.
Case closed? I agree, case closed. This new flu vaccine is worthless and
too expensive—it is double the price of the regular flu shot, which is
also worthless.
***Read article at Dr. Brownstein's Blog***
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