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By Kirstin Lee —
This year, a type of flu called the H3N2 strain is predominant. The usual two to three percent of the population that seeks flu treatment has leaped to six percent.
According to the Center for Disease Control, this year’s vaccine formula is only 30 percent effective against H3N2. The reason for this lapse is most likely because Australia’s own flu season, which happened during our summer, did not have such severe versions of this disease.