Study reveals low immunity against H3N2 strain in Hong Kong; early vaccination urged
Flu activity has surged in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, driven primarily by a newly emerged H3N2 strain known as ‘subclade K’. Researchers have found that most hospital patients in Hong Kong have little to undetectable levels of neutralising antibodies against this mutated strain.
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