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Washington, June 26 (ANI): Though strains going around during flu season often don't match a particular vaccine, new research has found that the shot still does a good job of preventing the onset of the flu.
"It's quite common for people to say they are not going to get the flu shot this year because they've heard it does not match the strain of flu going around," said Dr. Andrea Tricco, the lead author of the paper and a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital.
"However, we've found that individuals will be protected regardless of whether the flu strain is a match or not."
The review of the literature analyzed more than 40 years of data, from 1971 to 2011, and included 47 influenza seasons and almost 95,000 healthy people.
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http://newstrackindia.com/newsdetai...gardless-of-circulating-influenza-strain.html
"It's quite common for people to say they are not going to get the flu shot this year because they've heard it does not match the strain of flu going around," said Dr. Andrea Tricco, the lead author of the paper and a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital.
"However, we've found that individuals will be protected regardless of whether the flu strain is a match or not."
The review of the literature analyzed more than 40 years of data, from 1971 to 2011, and included 47 influenza seasons and almost 95,000 healthy people.
..
http://newstrackindia.com/newsdetai...gardless-of-circulating-influenza-strain.html