Dr. Barry Dworkin

Flu vaccine efficacy reduced because of H3N2 mutation during vaccine production

Health Headlines Commentary for December 4, 2017

Source:

Flu shot may bring only some protection this year: disease expert

Reference:

Contemporary H3N2 influenza viruses have a glycosylation site that alters binding of antibodies elicited by egg-adapted vaccine strains

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