Three-quarters of people who got flu shot this year weren’t protected against most common strain

(By Helen Branswell for STAT)

Three-quarters of people who got a flu shot this year were not protected against H3N2 flu, the viruses that have caused the lion’s share of disease in what has been one of the most difficult flu seasons in years in the United States, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading article here…

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