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Sorry, You Might Get the Flu Twice This Year — Here’s Why (Jan 19, 2020) By Julie Ries - EcoWatch

Discussion in 'Other health news and research' started by Patient4Life, Jan 20, 2020.

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    Sorry, You Might Get the Flu Twice This Year — Here’s Why (Jan 19, 2020) By Julia Ries - EcoWatch
     
    Patient4Life, Jan 20, 2020
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    The 'poor' match usually applies to H3N2 strains. The vaccine for influenza B often still has reasonable efficacy (40%) even if it is not an exact match with the circulating strain, unlike the efficiency of the vaccine for unmatched H3N2 strains which can drop to 10% or lower.
     
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