H3N2 is raging especially in the Northeast and Southeast

The current vaccine isn't as good a match. Everyone should understand why. The was the vaccine is prepared, the scientists look at the strain(s) circulating in the southern hemisphere the months of the winter there before July. Then the virus must be grown on eggs and vaccine produced from that. That gives the virus open range to mutate before the outbreak huts the northern hemisphere. It may prevent hospitalizations and death but might not be a close enough match to prevent infection.

With mRNA and DNA technology, a vaccine can be prepared de novo, in days to weeks that would match the very virus in the community. That technology was first developed in the 1990s. Those of us in disaster preparation kept hoping it would be available to use to prevent pandemics. That is how the COVID vaccine was developed and saved millions of lives. Unfortunately, the anti-science anti-vaxxers have successfully turned back the hands of progress and defunded support of further research. This we are still using technology that dates back many decades rather than take advantage of the latest, better technology!

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