An Entire Flu Strain Was Seemingly Wiped Out During COVID-19 Pandemic

Pharmaceutical Executive March 7, 2024
Mike Hollan

Researchers are debating whether to still include protection for this strain in vaccines.

A new victim of the COVID-19 pandemic has been revealed, and it’s a strain of the flu.

Every year, multiple strains of the flu make their way through the population. There are four main strains that generally impact the population: two strains of the A variant and two strains of the b variant. Typically, flu vaccines are designed to protect against these four strains.

However, after the pandemic, researchers believe that they made no longer need to protect against one of the B strains.

The specific strain, known as the Yamagata clade, has not been detected since 2020, according to a report from CNN.¹ It’s not yet...

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