Why This Year's Flu Vaccine May Not Work For You

Dr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC News: Nation
Thu, 12/04/2014 - 5:23pm

The CDC warned today that a strain of the flu virus mutated this year, making the current vaccine less effective.

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