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1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 17-Jan-2022 13:06:27 EST GeniusMusing
   Looks like they expect this to be around for… ever?
   
   Moderna aims to launch single Covid and flu booster jab within two years Pharmaceuticals industry | The Guardian
   https://nu.federati.net/url/284662
   
   >Moderna is aiming to launch a single booster vaccination that will protect against both Covid-19 and flu within two years, its chief executive has said.
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   >Stéphane Bancel said that the combined vaccine – which will protect against Covid-19, influenza and RSV, a common respiratory virus – could be available before the winter infectious season in 2023.
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   >“Our goal is to be able to have a single annual booster so that we don’t have compliance issues where people don’t want to get two to three shots a winter,” he said at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “The best-case scenario would be the fall of 2023.”
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   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 17-Jan-2022 13:54:43 EST lnxw48a1

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      @geniusmusing I was just telling someone recently that the vaccines needed to be combined specifically because it is already too much hassle to juggle #coronavirus boosters and annual #influenza shots.
      My understanding is that the current flu vax sometimes doesn't protect much. It depends whether they pick the right strains. Unless they figure out how to cover a larger variety of strains.
      1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 17-Jan-2022 14:02:04 EST GeniusMusing

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         @lnxw48a1
         My point was more that C-19 looks like it will be with us for a long time if companies are planning for this.
         But then maybe they will actually find a way to eliminate the common cold.