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01/24/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Quarantine: Experts warn the live flu virus is infectious in the air around sick people – it can spread through breathing (no sneezing required)

Covering your mouth when coughing and sneezing may actually do little to stop the flu. Simply breathing out is more than enough for people with influenza to spread the disease. This is what a research team from the University of Maryland uncovered in their alarming study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]

01/16/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Alabama declares flu outbreak emergency as vaccine failure becomes obvious to everyone

A State Public Health Emergency has been issued in Alabama by Governor Kay Ivey as a flu outbreak grips the state. Schools are closing and hospitals are filling up as the flu vaccine proves to be a spectacular failure yet again this year. Hospital emergency rooms and outpatient clinics are reporting a very high volume […]

01/04/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

The flu is causing chaos in the U.S. and the U.K. … Hospital beds are full, patients are forced to wait hours for an ambulance

If the scientific studies showing the inefficacy of the flu vaccine weren’t enough to dissuade you from lining up for the risky jab, a quick look around U.S. and U.K. hospitals these days should be enough to send you running in the opposite direction. Hospital beds are full and patients that are facing long waits […]

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