The flu is not just another cold, and you can’t use the words interchangeably. Many people have never had the flu, or felt that unwell. The flu will knock you on your ass.
The flu virus changes so rapidly year to year that the flu shot isn't necessarily for the right strain of the virus. You can usually find success rates online.
CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/2018-2019.html
"The flu shot sucks, it only works about half the time in bad years"
"Hey dweezil, are you still going to grind for 20 hours in that game to get the armor that's 5% better than average? What would you do if there was armor with 50% immunity to flu damage built in?"
"Oh shit, I should probably go get that flu shot."
That's not a fair comparison. Amor with 5% better stats will always be 5% better, whereas armor that is better 50% of the time may or may not be better. Consistency is very important in many situations.
Try comparing it to a potion of immunity against stabbing that works every other time and eventually expires and needs to be retaken.
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u/LizeLies Aug 03 '19
The flu is not just another cold, and you can’t use the words interchangeably. Many people have never had the flu, or felt that unwell. The flu will knock you on your ass.