Flu Shot a Mismatch for Main Strain, Season Far From Over: CDC
Influenza is still going strong in the United States and isn't expected to slow down for at least several more weeks, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
What's more, this season's vaccine is only a 58% match for B/Victoria, the strain that is hitting children especially hard.
"It's not a very good match for B/Victoria," Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN. "It's not an awful match, but it's not a very good match."
Nationally, the predominant virus is B/Victoria, followed by A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses, with the predominant virus varying by region and age group. A(H3N2) and B/Yamagata viruses are circulating in low numbers.
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