• jeffw@lemmy.worldM
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    1 day ago

    Ehhhh it depends. If the strain is really far off from what’s in that year’s vaccine, not really. The closer the relationship, the better the protection. Obviously I’m not saying anybody should skip vaccination but it isn’t that simple

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      You misunderstood. They mean that the vaccine is still protecting from the strains that ARE in it, so it’s not reasonable to forego the vaccine just because of one strain that’s not in it.