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despite the dismal numbers the doctors say that you should still get it. bay area s peggy bunker says that it has been especially mas ti. it is especially nasty for those who took the doctor s advice and listened to us they went out and got the shot and they still got the flu. reporter: for the mother with the child just over a year-old, it is a scary dying know is sis. i learned that even though he got the flu shot he came down with the flu. reporter: 18-month-old ryder was diagnosed with the flu after a quick test at the doctor s office. the gamble on which strain to fight is a losing hand with the flu shot protecting less than one one-third of americans. what they say is that it is providing 30% of coverage. a good two-thirds of the strains are not covered. the estimates are lower than we would have hoped, but not completely unexpected with the mismatched viruses circulating. how does it happen? they are looking at the flu about nine months to 12 mont ....