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fromNature
2 weeks ago
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Why is flu so bad this year? Highly mutated variant offers answers

A mutated H3N2 influenza variant is driving an early, intense global flu season and reduces similarity to vaccines, though vaccines still protect against severe illness.
fromFast Company
1 month ago
Public health

As flu cases surge, doctors say there's more than one way to treat it

Influenza A H3N2 subclade K causes an early, severe season with lower vaccine effectiveness; four CDC-recommended antivirals exist and work best within 1–2 days.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Health officials explain why 'Super K' flu variant can lead to severe illness

"There is this mutation seen in this H3N2 which is why it's gotten its own name under 'subclade K' as kind of the other medical terminology but I think the worry is that is there enough mutations in this virus which we see influenza do which is kind of drift into new versions of influenzas which when there is enough mutations we worry about the vaccine efficacy," said Luis Alberto Rubio, Assistant Professor of UCSF Infectious Diseases.
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