Announced earlier this year, this year’s flu vaccine targets three strains versus the traditional four. Doctors explain why this is a good thing.
SEATTLE — There is something different about this year’s flu vaccine, and it has the pandemic to thank for it.
For the first time in more than a decade, the shot will target three influenza strains, instead of four. Doctors told KING 5 it is actually a good thing.
It wasn’t that long ago when people were collectively asked to mask up and stay indoors to squash the coronavirus. It turns out, those precautions squashed something else along the way.
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