I mean at that point you're kind of splitting hairs when it comes to stating how effective the flu vaccine is. Unfortunately some who get the flu vaccine will still get the flu, mainly because there are uncertainties regarding what strains of the virus are going around and how individuals will respond to the shot in terms of immunity. So maybe the quote means that there was a strong enough correlation between the strains in the flu shot and the ones circulating to suggest getting the flu shot would be benficial.

And as the article also stated, there was no data collected on how many of those people received the vaccine. 

I think the big point here is...GET VACCINATED. You may have your suspicions about what's in the shot, be paranoid about big pharma producing these, but the bottom line of it all is that GETTING A FLU SHOT SAVES LIVES. Don't be a bigot and too stuck up to not only help yourself but others as well.