COVID / flu good news
Hah. So the restrictions from COVID *may* have had a nice side effect: we appear to have wiped out two subtypes of flu viruses. https://statnews.com/2021/06/02/pandemic-upside-flu-virus-became-less-diverse-simplifying-task-of-making-flu-shots/ . At least they're not showing in samples. It'll be a while til we can confirm, fingers crossed.