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fromwww.dailycamera.com
4 days ago

Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked

One type of flu virus, called A H3N2, historically has caused the most hospitalizations and deaths in older people. So far this season, that's the type most frequently reported. Even more concerning, more than 91% of the H3N2 infections analyzed were a new version known as the subclade K variant that differs from the strain in this year's flu shots.
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fromPoynter
5 days ago

A new flu strain slipped past this year's vaccine. Doctors say get the shot anyway - Poynter

A new influenza A mutation called subclade K has reduced vaccine effectiveness, driving a large surge in U.S. flu cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
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fromFortune
1 week ago
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You're not just imagining it-this flu season is officially severe with 45 states reporting high or very high activity | Fortune

fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago
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What's really going on with flu this winter?

An H3N2 subclade-K with modest immune escape caused an earlier, somewhat stronger flu season, but transmission and severity remain within expected ranges.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago
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California flu season could see early, sharp start due to virus mutation, health experts say

California faces an early, likely sharp flu season driven by low vaccination rates and a newly emerging H3N2 subclade K that may reduce vaccine match.
fromFortune
1 week ago
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You're not just imagining it-this flu season is officially severe with 45 states reporting high or very high activity | Fortune

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fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Canada 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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