Report: Very Bad Flu Season Is Getting Even Worse

January 6, 2015

The H3N2 flu virus mutated after the seasonal flu vaccine was developed and manufactured, so as a result the vaccine is only about 33 percent effective in preventing the flu, according to Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Fauci says that the flu season started early this year, but he recommends that people still get a flu shot. While…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

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