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Lies Spread on Social Media Hamper Vaccinations

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Foreign disinformation campaigns on social media have caused vaccination rates to fall, a new study reveals. Every 1 point increase in the effort to discredit vaccines is linked to an average 2% drop in annual vaccine coverage around the world, and a 15%… Read More: Lies Spread on Social Media Hamper Vaccinations »

Social distancing measures have helped scale back flu outbreaks

Social distancing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus have limited influenza outbreaks, giving infectious disease experts hope that the United States will also avoid a severe flu outbreak this fall. “We can expect that whatever the flu season would have brought us, it will definitely be much milder with us — to the… Read More: Social distancing measures have helped scale back flu outbreaks »