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Flu circulating at 'sky-high' levels among kids, teens as experts brace for worsening wave of infections (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (8 children)

Only if they guess the correct strains for the year, which they have to do about 6 months in advance.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    ...Only if they guess the correct strains

    No guessing is involved. They base the Northern vax on the prevalent strains from the Southern hemisphere (and vice versa). Unfortunately a nasty varient started making the rounds shortly after the Northern vax was in production.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    If only there was data to predict it, and scientists who are qualified to make vaccines.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    What does that have to do with it? Doesn’t mean they are perfect and get it right every year.

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