• echo64@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    We don’t get news articles written and publicised at this level for a new flu variant or vaccine

    we should. you should be made aware of new things that can affect your health and well-being. we would all do better if we were informed.

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      11 months ago

      We do; I see them every year. Whether I’m travelling or just trying not to be sick (which costs me money since I don’t get paid sick leave), knowing what is “out there” is pretty useful information. By the time flu vaccines start rolling out there’s usually a round of articles on what the tri/quadvalent covers and the severity anticipated based on worldwide transmissions.

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      11 months ago

      But we do though. And we are informed. Just like there are news releases when there’s a new flu strain, or vaccine or anything.

      What I said was specifically ‘at this level’. It doesn’t need to hit the top headlines for the day.

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        11 months ago

        Oh, I don’t agree with that. There’s no news release for new flu strains or new flu vaccines (there’s new ones every year, you know. It’s not a once a decade thing)

        Do you actually believe it doesn’t need to hit ‘at this level’ because people would be just as informed if it wasn’t? Or do you just not want to see it anymore.