‘The problem child of seasonal flu’: Beware this winter’s virus

Repeated influenza vaccination helps prevent severe flu in older adults

People in public health hate H3N2 flu seasons, like the one gripping most of North America right now. So do folks who work in hospitals and in the care facilities that look after the elderly. To put it flatly, H3N2 is the problem child of seasonal flu. It causes more deaths than the other influenza A…