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		favorited on Sept 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? > flu vaccines are based on weakened viral particles, not mRNA transcriptions of key viral proteins Thankfully this is changing. Moderna is entering trials for an mRNA vaccine for seasonal flu. The faster development time for mRNA vaccines will mean more time to study the emerging flu strains before committing to which to include in the booster.

TimTheTinker on Sept 15, 2021 [–]

It will be very interesting to study the effects of an mRNA shot on the epidemiology of influenza.

Being less politically loaded, perhaps such studies could shed insight on COVID epidemiology and help improve policy.

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