NIAID Head: We Made Flu Vaccine for Wrong Strain, But Americans Should Get it Anyway

RADDATZ One of the ░░░░░░░░ clearly different about this ░░░░░░░░ is the flu shots ░░░░░░░░ not as effective maybe ░░░░░░░░ 60 effective Fauci No ░░░░░░░░ something RADDATZ 30 something ░░░░░░░░ 60 percent uneffective RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ and even worse than ░░░░░░░░ thought Fauci Yes RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ should people still get ░░░░░░░░ shot Fauci Absolutely Martha ░░░░░░░░ because even though it ░░░░░░░░ t a good match ░░░░░░░░ what is circulating with ░░░░░░░░ H3N2 there is an ░░░░░░░░ and B which matches ░░░░░░░░ with the vaccine even ░░░░░░░░ that s not the ░░░░░░░░ strain Even though it ░░░░░░░░ not a good match ░░░░░░░░ it getting vaccinated can ░░░░░░░░ you cross protection It ░░░░░░░░ be the difference between ░░░░░░░░ very sick or being ░░░░░░░░ mildly sick the difference ░░░░░░░░ being hospitalized or not ░░░░░░░░ strongly recommend it RADDATZ ░░░░░░░░ me quickly how it ░░░░░░░░ that the flu shot ░░░░░░░░ for the wrong virus ░░░░░░░░ Well flus drift and ░░░░░░░░ a particular time when ░░░░░░░░ have to make a ░░░░░░░░ about what to put ░░░░░░░░ the vaccines usually do ░░░░░░░░ around February In February ░░░░░░░░ certain strain was the ░░░░░░░░ that was in the ░░░░░░░░ and it was felthat ░░░░░░░░ was going to be ░░░░░░░░ one As you got ░░░░░░░░ the end of March ░░░░░░░░ when you already starting ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine it started ░░░░░░░░ drift around and by ░░░░░░░░ time you got to ░░░░░░░░ October it drifted to ░░░░░░░░ point where it was ░░░░░░░░ a nonmatch One thing ░░░░░░░░ should remember is that ░░░░░░░░ people get the flu ░░░░░░░░ people at high risk ░░░░░░░░ Children the elderly Fauci ░░░░░░░░ should get an antiviral ░░░░░░░░ and see their physicians ░░░░░░░░ the anti influenza drugs ░░░░░░░░ be very helpful for ░░░░░░░░ particularly at high risk ░░░░░░░░ Very good advice Thanks ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ Fauci.”