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Would a recent vaccination for the seasonal flu help protect against H1N1 Influenza?

April 26, 2017flu h1n1 help Influenza protect recent seasonal vaccination

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Would a recent vaccination for the seasonal flu help protect against H1N1 Influenza?

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The CDC reports that those individuals who received the seasonal flu vaccine do not have added protection against the H1N1 Influenza. The human H1N1 viruses are very different from the H1N1 viruses responsible for the recent outbreak of swine flu. Therefore, a seasonal flu vaccine would not protect against the swine flu.