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Our sons died from the flu. It's time to take it seriously and get the vaccine.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“It’s just the flu”: We’ve all heard this phrase many times, typically as a means of reassurance for...
Fact check: COVID-19, flu cases reported separately
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: There were no flu cases last year because they were all reported as COVID-19 A theme in COVID-19 misinformation that has been debunked for...
Fact check: Post claiming COVID-19 and flu viruses are same misrepresents at-home test kit
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: A COVID-19 and influenza dual-testing kit proves they are the same thing With the flu...
As COVID masking in Erie County declined, flu cases rose. Health officials encourage vaccination
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the few benefits of the COVID-19 pandemic was a dramatic decrease in flu cases, as many of...
Is it long COVID or long flu? Both illnesses have lingering symptoms, study says
Miami Herald via AOL· 5 months agoAs doctors and health care providers learn more about the ongoing health challenge of long COVID,...
'Staggering': Measles deaths have nearly doubled globally, according to new CDC data. Here's why.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMeasles deaths across the globe nearly doubled last year, according to new data released Friday by...
Fact check: False claim excess deaths in New Zealand rose 3,203% between 2020 and 2022
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: New Zealand excess deaths increased 3,203% from 2020 to 2022 A Feb. 2 article (direct link, archive link) asserts the number of excess deaths in New Zealand rose astronomically over ...
Common flu vaccine myths debunked: What you need to know this flu season
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe look to the Southern Hemisphere countries - notably Australia - as an accurate bellwether for what kind of influenza season we will have. Our friends Down Under just went through their worst ...
This week in COVID: Biden tests positive; BA.5 dominates new cases; Novavax an option for...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhite House officials say President Joe Biden is experiencing “very mild” symptoms after testing...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCLAIM: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly confirmed that at least 118,000...