immunity

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His team's latest analyses, still to be published, suggest the mutations did give the virus a slight edge at slipping past our immunity – in the region of 5-10% more than usual.

From BBC

H3N2 has not been the main form of flu detected in the UK for three years, which may mean that less immunity has been built up in the population.

From BBC

The strain that is circulating is H3N2, which tends to cause more severe illness, and it has mutated somewhat with fears people may have less immunity.

From BBC

Medical professionals stress that school vaccine mandates are not arbitrary rules but foundational public health tools designed to protect vulnerable populations and maintain community immunity.

From Salon

“Subclade K appears sufficiently different immunologically that it would be much less deterred by either the current vaccine or immunity from past H3N2 infections.”

From Barron's