H3N2 has actually been circulating since around 1968 with annual genetic changes designed to evade our immune systems. Its latest version – the K variant – is thought to be behind the sudden surge of cases in several countries in Europe and Asia.

Experts have warned that the new mutated H3N2 strain of flu is rife this winter. Here's what you need to know.

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Pfizer’s mRNA flu vaccine outperformed the standard flu shot in a Phase 3 clinical trial, according to results published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The vaccine uses the same messenger RNA technology as Pfizer’s Covid shot.

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