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Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic by javagram on Thursday April 29, 2021 @10:55PM (#26989437)
> Which will be "fun" because our societies now have a hyperactive immune system, and there will be considerable political pressure to "do something" about the next flu wave.

So, do something by taking a flu vaccine like is already available and recommended for annual use by the CDC?

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Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic by makomk on Friday April 30, 2021 @03:34AM (#26990727)
The flu vaccine isn't hugely effective at the best of times, and with flu disappearing worldwide and global travel locked down I don't see how they'll even be able to figure out what strains to target for the next one.
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Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic by enkid on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:27AM (#26992519)
Even when not perfectly matched, the flu vaccine does offer some protection.
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Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic by jogundas on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:03AM (#26993605)
Both @makomk and @enkid seem to be right [0].

[0] https://www.cochrane.org/CD001269/ARI_vaccines-prevent-influ...

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