RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoFlu circulating at 'sky-high' levels among kids, teens as experts brace for worsening wave of infectionswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkFlu circulating at 'sky-high' levels among kids, teens as experts brace for worsening wave of infectionswww.cbc.caRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square30linkfedilink
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago …Only if they guess the correct strains No guessing is involved. They base the Northern vax on the prevalent strains from the Southern hemisphere (and vice versa). Unfortunately a nasty varient started making the rounds shortly after the Northern vax was in production.
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAn educated guess is still technically a guess
No guessing is involved. They base the Northern vax on the prevalent strains from the Southern hemisphere (and vice versa). Unfortunately a nasty varient started making the rounds shortly after the Northern vax was in production.
Yup, exactly.
An educated guess is still technically a guess