LoganPhyve

and Yes the K-9 teams are a very excellent tool.

I beg to differ.

They are abused just as much as invasive technology and unilaterally trusted despite having a terrible accuracy rate. They are literally being trained to false-ID because doing so still generates a reward.

Thanks for posting this, maybe you can shed some light on these questions?

Part 1 - I've gotten the flu shot 3 times, and every single time, I have the full blown flu starting immediately/next day. Everyone claims that the vaccine doesn't cause the disease to manifest but after 3/3 I've sworn it off. Are there any other cases of this happening to others? I am an otherwise healthy adult.

Part 2 - Your post highlights the other reason I've stopped getting this vaccine. What's the point of being vaccinated against maybe 25% of the flu strains? It's a crap shoot every year, and even if you happen to get lucky with the common strain in this year's vaccine, it won't stop you from getting the other strains. What justifies spending so many resources on protecting against only 25% of the diseases's current strains? Both my wife and kids (who all got vaccinated this year) got the flu (I did not, through good hygiene and avoidance). Feels like we wasted a lot of our, and others, time and money.

I'm definitely pro-vax and not an anti-vaxxer in any way, but it seems silly to me that A) this "preventative" measure has made me get the flu in 100% of incidences, and B) we're not vaccinating against other strains... why?

I am not convinced that this vaccine works at all. It's the only one that's pushed and pushed and pushed and seems to consistently fail. What can someone like me do to help? I would LOVE to see a vaccine that actually works and works against all of the common strains of the season.