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2 weeks agoCanada could face worst kind' of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine | CBC News
Canada risks a potentially severe flu season driven by an evolving H3N2 strain, rising positive tests, and a possible mismatch with this season's vaccine amid global surges.
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2 weeks agoNew flu virus mutation could see 'worst season in a decade'
Flu strikes every winter, but this year something seems to be different. A seasonal flu virus suddenly mutated in the summer. It appears to evade some of our immunity, has kick-started a flu season more than a month early, and is a type of flu that history suggests is more severe. The NHS has now issued a "flu jab SOS" as fears grow that this will add up to a brutal winter. There is a lot of nuance and uncertainty, but leading flu experts have told me they would not be shocked if this was the worst flu season for a decade.
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