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B rent
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I am a bibliophile, lover of nature and animals, an avid tennis player and gym-goer, a pianist by training, and an opera singer by training and trade.
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I'm old,had measles,knew families who lost to polio. Flu killed family members over my life and gave me pneumonia.

A known issue MEASLES IMMUNITY AMNESIA does away with prior immunities. Perfect deadly storm.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34129794/

youtu.be/q_tVZbgcV7s?...
Immune amnesia induced by measles and its effects on concurrent epidemics - PubMed
It has been recently discovered that the measles virus can damage pre-existing immunological memory, destroying B lymphocytes and reducing the diversity of non-specific B cells of the infected host. I...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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“CDC estimates that during the 2023-2024 season, flu vaccination prevented 9.8 million flu-related illnesses, 4.8 million medical visits, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 7,900 deaths.”
Flu Burden Prevented from Vaccination 2023-2024 Flu Season
CDC estimates that during the 2023-2024 season, flu vaccination prevented 9.8 million flu illnesses.
www.cdc.gov
February 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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If you're reading this you probably survived the first Trump presidency.

2019 Trump pulls funding from CDC China office.

The rest is history.

www.reuters.com/article/worl...
Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak
Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.
www.reuters.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Exception of COVID year (people isolated, wearing masks, …), 10,000s of Americans die from flu every year.
February 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Not to diminish this, but it sounds from this interview like they can still use the WHO formulation (as long as they don’t muck with approvals, which isn’t necessarily guaranteed): insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-fda-...
Scoop: FDA vaccine meeting abruptly canceled. Meeting was to determine 2025-2026 influenza vaccine composition.
Hi everyone,
insidemedicine.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Ok, but does that impact this? Sounds like the rest of the world is taking the lead.

www.statnews.com/2025/02/24/u...
U.S. joins WHO-led flu vaccine meeting, despite planned withdrawal from agency
The United States has joined a WHO-led flu vaccine meeting, despite the Trump administration's plans to withdraw from the global health agency.
www.statnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM