By Ethan Covey
In an interim analysis of the 2017-2018 flu season, the CDC estimated influenza vaccine effectiveness at about 36% effective.
Although the vaccine provided some benefits, the report underscores the need for better efforts to combat influenza, particularly during this difficult flu season (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67[6]:180-185).
“With the severity of the current flu season, these interim estimates are important because they show that vaccination has provided some benefit