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submitted 11 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world

The WHO has recommended dropping a component of many flu vaccines because the viruses it protects against appear to have been driven into extinction in the Covid pandemic.

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[-] devil_d0c@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

That's pretty neat

Bye bye influenza B/Yamagata

[-] ForestOrca@kbin.social 19 points 11 months ago

The most interesting thing about this result is that it was achieved thru behavioral change (masking, hand washing, distancing, isolation), and not technologic advancement. We have the capability, with cooperation to significantly alter the infectious disease landscape.

[-] Jax@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

Human beings, when working together, quite literally are the strongest biological force on Earth. There is very little we can't do when working together.

Key phrase: together.

[-] towerful@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

my yacht will just float a few meters higher in my private floating marina next to my self sufficient luxury bunker

Or something

[-] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Has to get air from somewhere.

[-] weedazz@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
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