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Fact check: Flu vaccine hasn’t eradicated the flu, but it has lessened the burden of the virus – USA TODAY
The claim that the flu vaccine has been ineffective in eradicating the flu, despite its discovery 78 years ago, is missing context.
Approving a vaccine in the U.S. usually takes years, but COVID-19 vaccines are moving through in record time. What does that mean?
USA TODAY
The claim: The flu is still around, despite a vaccine
A post on Facebook claims the flu vaccine has been ineffective in eradicating the virus, despite existing for nearly eight decades.
“We’ve had a flu vaccine for 78 years,” the image reads. “We still have the flu.”
The black-and-white photo accompanying the text, though, is of a child receiving one o…
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