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After COVID killed off a flu strain, annual flu shots are in for a redesign (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work to c/news@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/22390

Apparently, a strain of influenza, B/Yamagata, went extinct, perhaps because of COVID. Go figure.

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[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I'm glad there are positive changes, and obviously those are most effective in healthcare situations.

However, from my personal experience as a university student in Canada, everything is the same if not worse than before. Hand sanitizer stations have been removed or simply not refilled, people straight up refuse to wear masks even when they're sick. A week or two ago in class, I saw many people literally sneeze into their hands and then wipe the snot on their chairs (and these are supposed to be engineering students!). There is still no ventilation or even filtration in any of our classrooms.

Not only is personal protective equipment not used by almost anyone, its use is actively stigmatized by many, including professors at school. To me this is completely ridiculous, but unfortunately reality.