Flu Season Hype or Hazard
Like other H3N2-predominant flu seasons, this year’s flu season will be moderately-severe, but warnings that it could be the worst flu season ever are likely just hype.
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Vaccine Billboards
Vaccine billboards are one way to help educate folks that vaccines are safe and necessary and remind them to get vaccinated and protected.
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How Effective Is the Flu Vaccine?
Although the effectiveness of the flu vaccine varies from year to year, depending on how well matched the vaccine is to circulating flu virus strains, which strains are dominant, and whether they have drifted, it is always a good idea to get vaccinated and protected.
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Vaccines and the HAZMAT Team Myth
The post debunks the myth that broken vaccine vials require a HAZMAT team for cleanup, contrasting it with the dangers of mercury spills from light bulbs and thermometers. Most unused vaccines are not classified as hazardous waste, and proper disposal usually involves regulations set by state agencies. Vaccines largely do not contain harmful mercury levels.
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