I would like to point the importance of practicing good hand washing technique, covering the cough using your elbow not your hand, and staying home from school or work if you have the seasonal influenza virus.
Unfortunately, the 2014 flu vaccine is a mismatch.
The three strains targeted by the current flu shot are H1N1, H3N2 and a subtype B strain. However, around March of this year, epidemiologists noticed that a slightly mutated form of H3N2 was popping up—about a month too late for vaccine manufacturers to account for it. As a result, the current flu shot won't be as effective at readying the body to fight off this mutant strain of H3N2.
The vaccine is still very effective against the other two strains circulating this season, and it still might offer some degree of protection against H3N2.
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Hello Anonymous,
I would like to point the importance of practicing good hand washing technique, covering the cough using your elbow not your hand, and staying home from school or work if you have the seasonal influenza virus.
Unfortunately, the 2014 flu vaccine is a mismatch.
The three strains targeted by the current flu shot are H1N1, H3N2 and a subtype B strain. However, around March of this year, epidemiologists noticed that a slightly mutated form of H3N2 was popping up—about a month too late for vaccine manufacturers to account for it. As a result, the current flu shot won't be as effective at readying the body to fight off this mutant strain of H3N2.
The vaccine is still very effective against the other two strains circulating this season, and it still might offer some degree of protection against H3N2.
Regards,
December 15, 2014 - 10:44amMaryann
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