I think their real, but they have had some really shitty luck trying to predict strains this last decade. I hear this years batch are super ineffective.

They have a very shitty efficacy, something like 50% and like I just said even less this year.

https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/immunization/flu-influenza-vaccines/

The vaccine can provide protection even when the match is not exact. Flu vaccines are about 50% effective in preventing the flu in healthy adults. The vaccine also reduces the risk of getting very sick from complications of an infection by 50%. The flu vaccine cannot make you sick from influenza because it does not contain any live virus. It takes two weeks for your body to develop an immune response from the vaccine.

https://www.flu.com/Articles/2024/2024-2025-Flu-Vaccine-Effectiveness

A recent report showed that various Southern Hemisphere countries—including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay—experienced a flu vaccine effectiveness of about 34.5% overall.

Based on this Southern Hemisphere data, experts estimate that the Northern Hemisphere flu vaccine will reduce the risk of hospitalization due to the flu by around 35%. That's lower than the 42% seen last season, but still within the typical range.

There is no proof that shows getting a flu shot every year, is any more effective than getting one every two years, let alone getting two a year. Its just a money making scheme its perfect, people will always get sick, they will always need the vaccine.

https://www.statnews.com/2015/11/11/flu-shots-reduce-effectiveness/

f you’ve been diligent about getting your flu shot every year, you may not want to read this. But a growing body of evidence indicates that more may not always be better.

The evidence, which is confounding some researchers, suggests that getting flu shots repeatedly can gradually reduce the effectiveness of the vaccines under some circumstances.

Im not telling anyone to do with their body, thats a choice for them and if their retarded enough to trust one, their doctor.

I get the flu once a decade, why the hell would I get a flu vaccine every year. Especially knowing I have some weird immune system and weird immune responses in the past that have stumped doctors long before I was poisoned with freon lmao.