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> But it doesn't make a lot of sense to me since influenza will be mutating to escape the immune response. unless there is sufficient number of people that tak
by weaksauce 3y ago
> But it doesn't make a lot of sense to me since influenza will be mutating to escape the immune response.
unless there is sufficient number of people that take it and it works well enough to eradicate it like say polio was.
- palebluedot 3y agoGiven the anti-vaccine resurgence, I think it is unlikely for the flu vaccine update to reach that sort of critical mass.
- wsc981 3y agoEspecially now that governments don’t want to aid people financially that got harmed by the vaccines, since getting a vaccine was voluntarily [0]. It’s not like governments stated that the vaccines are both safe and effective and indirectly put pressure on people to get the vaccine, after all. ——— [0]: https://www-geenstijl-nl.translate.goog/5170466/ja-ja/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www-geenstijl-nl.translate.goog/5170466/ja-ja/?_x_tr...
- pixl97 3y agoFlu commonly comes from animal carriers, such as birds and swine, so I'm not sure if wiping it from humans will ever eradicate the disease.
- revelio 3y agoPolio wasn't eradicated.