Jon Henley asks: Is the flu jab a waste of time? - The Guardian 25th October 2007

On balance, probably not. The WHO reckons "vaccination of the elderly against flu reduces the risk of serious complications or death by 70-85%". But a new report from the Health Protection Agency suggests that, despite Britain's £150m programme to vaccinate 15 million-plus people (including three-quarters of the over-65s) each winter, having the jab makes no difference to an elderly person's chances of ending up in hospital with a more serious flu-related respiratory illness.

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