Hank: influenza will not be eliminated in his lifetime (2026)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2026-08-28) · owner: Hank
In August 2026 Hank predicted, with some doubt, that influenza will not be eliminated and that people will still get the flu in his lifetime.
About: Influenza
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | predicted | Hank is confident, with some doubt, that influenza will not be eliminated: in his lifetime we will still get the flu. (hedged) | Why the Deadliest Virus Was the Easiest to Kill 00:10:20 |
What is said about it
2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2026-08-28 · Why the Deadliest Virus Was the Easiest to Kill — Hank says influenza A has very active animal reservoirs, infecting everything from seals to seagulls and circulating constantly among waterbirds, so it could return from a duck even if cleared from people. — 00:03:24
- 2026-08-28 · Why the Deadliest Virus Was the Easiest to Kill — Hank says flu antigens constantly swap, evolve and change, which is why one smallpox vaccine sufficed but flu needs a different vaccine every year. — 00:04:22