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WHO recommends dropping component of many flu vaccines (www.statnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] Jack@lemmy.ca 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wouldn't an honest title state that a certain flu variant now seems extinct? Why spread a title that makes it seem like the vaccines are unsafe?

Please downvote distortions like this.

[–] toomanyjoints69@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Vaccines scary

[–] ThatHermanoGuy@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

What? Statnews.com isn't a model news source with integrity? I'm shocked!

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because the media is only interested in click generation and very much not actual journalistic integrity

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