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FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots

www.nbcnews.com FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots

The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.

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www.nbcnews.com /health/health-news/fda-cancels-meeting-select-flu-strains-seasons-shots-rcna193931

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That fucking wormy-brained piece of shit.
- He got the shit batch of bargain worms from Wish. He can’t even play the Holophoner.
- May he be the first to be infected and succumb.
"It's a bad day for infectious diseases," said Dr. Ofer Levy

I would argue it’s a great day for infectious diseases, but a bad day for humanity.
- Too true. Queue meme:
  "~~Capitalism~~ Horrors persist, but so do I"
- I will say that they whiffed incredibly badly on this year's flu prediction.
  
  That happens from time to time; it's incredibly hard to predict which strains will be prevalent months down the line, and flu mutates so rapidly that what's circulating now might be a rather different strain from what will be circulating by the time the vaccine is rolling out. It's frequently a shot in the dark, but shooting in the dark is always going to get more hits than not shooting at all.
I have found myself asking this a bit recently... What the fuck, America?
- Idk. I did my part. I cannot speak for the others. I can say that I dislike them.
  
  Probably about time to go protest in the streets and get mowed down by a squadron of corporate armed drones.
  
  On the upside that's sequel to 1984 is going to be lit
  
  Protest on the streets.
- The majority of us did not vote for this. And we're trapped. We can't riot like the French do; we'll lose our jobs and our healthcare and our houses.
  
  This has been long in the making.
  
  Hmm. A majority of voters voted for this. If you didn't vote you don't count.
  
  I get that a third of the population voted against a Trump presidency, and you do have my sympathy, I just think its important to acknowledge the extent of the problem.
  
  The French did not have healthcare back when they had their revolution 😉
  
  The vast majority either did vote for this, or couldn't be bothered to vote against it.
  
  SLPT: Those who lose everything have nothing to lose.
Let’s pray for Trump and all the geriatric scum in congress getting the flu.
- They won't. They will still get the proper shots.
  
  It's right in line with their all for me none for thee cult.
  
  Hard to get the proper shots if the FDA doesn't even know what the proper shots should be... Flu mutates rapidly, that's why we get updated flu vaccines every year.
- You know that they will still get the best quality healthcare, right? In the taxpayer dime no less!
  
  Yeah but at their age there is still a good chance they get wiped out if they get hospitalized by the flu and they are unvaccinated even with good healthcare. And if they survive good chance the flu will advance their dementia to the next stage.
Lol.

Hope everyone's ready for another pandemic. After all, an anti-vaxxer with brain worms is in charge of our health.
may every fascist be able to afford a rope.
- They have their swatzicars for that.
So next year the elderly and youth won’t be defended against the potential flu strain of the year. What could possibly go wrong.
There won't be a next season, the show is cancelled.
so less maga voters at a very high price
Yay!

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