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originally posted by: sunkuong
a reply to: AaarghZombies
Probably because we locked down and wore masks.
Its not like we have herd immunify.
originally posted by: MrRCflying
a reply to: asabuvsobelow
Meh... The point is mute anyway. As I said before, no one dies of influenza, they die with influenza.
Gotta run. Have fun with your circle jer... er, um, echo chamber, crying about there not being enough pediatric deaths. Sick...
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
originally posted by: MrRCflying
Not an expert, but influenza is less transmissible than Covid. It could be the results of distancing, better cleaning of surfaces, and more attention to hygiene. It just could not spread around this season.
Bingo, all of the anti-covid measures also protect against the flu. Australia reported an 80% reduction in flu cases for 2020.
originally posted by: Blue_Jay33
a reply to: NorthOfStuff
Despite their best efforts not enough people were getting the annual flu shot, now it's a sure thing as COVID.
I bet this becomes an annual shot, and you will need it to travel in the near future.
originally posted by: MrRCflying
originally posted by: Blue_Jay33
a reply to: NorthOfStuff
Despite their best efforts not enough people were getting the annual flu shot, now it's a sure thing as COVID.
I bet this becomes an annual shot, and you will need it to travel in the near future.
Time will tell, but right now it is not looking like it will be annual.
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Those who completed the two-dose regimen for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will likely need a third shot within 12 months, CEO Albert Bourla said.
There is also a chance people will need to receive an annual COVID-19 vaccine thereafter, he said.
"It is extremely important to suppress the pool of people that can be susceptible to the virus," Bourla told CNBC’s Bertha Coombs in a CVS Health Live event, "Race to Vaccinate."
originally posted by: MrRCflying influenza is less transmissible than Covid.
A report out last month from Pfizer suggests people who get both doses keep strong immunity for at least six months. Experts have been at pains to point out that doesn't mean immunity stops at six months. It means that's the longest volunteers in the trials have been followed to see what their immunity is. It's likely to last much longer, Hensley said.
"I would not be surprised if we learned a year from now that these vaccines are still producing a strong immune response," Hensley told CNN.
"I would not be surprised if this is a vaccine that we only get once."
That would make the vaccine more akin to vaccines against measles than flu vaccines. Vaccination against measles protects against infection for life in 96% of people.
Protection from Pfizer's two-dose vaccine remains above 91% even at six months, according to the company.
originally posted by: RoScoLaz5
originally posted by: MrRCflying influenza is less transmissible than Covid.
they are the same thing.
originally posted by: MrRCflying
originally posted by: RoScoLaz5
originally posted by: MrRCflying influenza is less transmissible than Covid.
they are the same thing.
Says some random guy on the internet.
originally posted by: MrRCflying
Not an expert, but influenza is less transmissible than Covid. It could be the results of distancing, better cleaning of surfaces, and more attention to hygiene. It just could not spread around this season.
originally posted by: MrRCflying influenza is less transmissible than Covid.
they are the same thing.