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		h3cate on Aug 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Coronavirus Is Here Forever What would you have us do instead? The elderly are severely at risk from the flu but we don't have winter lockdowns for them?

Cd00d on Aug 23, 2021 [–]

I'm not totally sure what point you're making, but we do strongly recommend the flu vaccine for people interacting with the elderly.

h3cate on Aug 23, 2021 | [–]

Yes we do. But do we have yearly winter lockdowns to protect the vulnerable from flu?

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