Moderna’s mRNA-based combination vaccine against both flu and COVID-19 has gotten the green light in Europe—but it continues to be shelved in the US, where it was developed.

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[–] 1 point 6 months ago

That makes sense. The US is doing its best to be anti-science. We're so cooked, friend.

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    [–] 63 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    Of course.

    Goddamnit, Donald.

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    That is factually untrue in most respects.

    Ours is not a representative democracy, if you look past a surface level analysis of American politics and read up on just how strong the correlation between public opinion and our governance actually is in reality.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Just saying that if the other party had won the stance on science and the leadership of the department of health and human services would have been minutely different.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Minutely is the correct word.

    When we elect Democrats, the major difference is that the regressive movements progress more strongly at the state level, and the Dems we elected claim to be powerless to stop it. (Which we know is untrue because we've seen Donald wield near unilateral executive power.)

    At the end of the day there is such little material difference between Democrats and Republicans that a growing segment of the population sees no use in missing a day's pay to vote.

    This is why I think it's a tad incorrect to say "you get what you vote for". Because we really don't.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I used understatement. The current course it's so blindingly stupid that a 2x4 could've done a better job at governance.

    But if you want to see things otherwise feel free, it's one of the few freedoms that won't get disrespected by the twat in chief.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    How do you know that FlashMobOfOne voted for trump?

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  • [–] 47 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    US has a sewage goblin for its top health official... So that's not surprising.

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  • [–] 94 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    The US won’t even look at mRNA vaccines anymore.

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  • [–] 27 points 6 months ago

    Anyone actually surprized by this? The US is currently heading backwards on so many fronts, they are basically a country-sized time machine heading back to the "better" times when gay people were just killed, women had no rights, and black people were slaves.

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  • [–] 24 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I am so glad they specified "not US", I almost thought that by "Europe" they actually meant "US"

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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago

    The US being behind civilised parts of the world?

    I'm shocked... /s

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    Anyone know much about the efficacy of the flu part of it? Says it's more effective than existing ones but is this the revolutionary flu shot that takes us out of the yearly flu vaccine rat race or not that far yet?

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Is the "revolutionary flu shot" even feasible at the moment?

    From the little I understand about the topic, our hopes of getting rid of the flu are pretty much none until vaccines for the constantly adapting flu virus are very cheap and very quick to develop/deploy. Until then, the virus will simply adapt to the old vaccines quicker than we can counter it.

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  • [–] 15 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    I thought there was an effort to target a not-so-easy to change part of the virus. Maybe I've been dreaming. Either way the yearly shot, mRNA or otherwise is much more profitable so a one-and-done vaccine won't appear out of Moderna of Pfizer, that's for sure.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    The whole not easy to change part can be a little misleading too. They originally thought that was the case with covid vaccines and it turned out that was not the case. Turns out when there's pressure, sometimes things actually can happen.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    the flu basically has one of the highest mutation rate, only HIV is higher. they do it in 3 parts, antigenic shift, genetic drift, and recombination, the last one makes it more dangerous, they can recombine with more than 1 different strain to make a new one, that was the case with h1n1.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Anyone know much about the efficacy of the flu part of it?

    A full cohort study would have to be made to attest to that. But guessing from the efficacies of the corona vax, probably not a drastic difference.

    is this the revolutionary flu shot that takes us out of the yearly flu vaccine rat race or not that far yet?

    Not a chance. As the flu virus mutates every so often, new vaccines will have to be made to adapt to the current epidemiology. It is a circular race.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    So Americans are getting two jabs still instead of one?

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Why even bother mentioning the US in the headline? They're irrelevant.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Humanity will find the cure for cancer and conspiracy theorists will oppose it referencing the plot of Deus Ex

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    [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    American approval of RaccoonPeen™ is imminent.

    Ask your doctor if RaccoonPeen™ is right for you.

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    [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Please come to Canada. I hate getting needles. I do it, but this would make things so much easier than 2 shots

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    And there was much rejoicing.

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