Why is it possible to get the flu during the flu season when you have already been vaccinated for influenza?

A)-Vaccinations take several months to years before they work effectively.

B)-Vaccinations depress your immune system for several weeks after you get them, making you more susceptible to "coming down" with the flu.

C)-You are still susceptible to strains of the flu that are not included in the flu vaccine.

D)-Vaccines are made to clear your body of pathogenic antibodies and they may sometimes miss killing some of them.

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