An influenza virus family was removed from future flu vaccines following its suspected extinction after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Influenza Virus Family Removed from Future Flu Vaccines Following Undetectable Threats and Risks
The influenza virus family B/Yamagata was removed from the components of future flu vaccines following undetectable threats and risks as the influenza virus family had been suspected extinct and no longer existed when the COVID-19 pandemic happened.
According to a report published on CNN, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the removal of the components fighting the influenza virus family in future flu vaccines because health experts believed that keeping the component would only reactivate the influenza virus family.
With WHO’s guide about removing the components against the influenza virus family, vaccine manufacturers are expected to exclude the influenza virus family from the future flu vaccines they would provide for public consumption.
Health Experts Guarantee Flu Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness Despite Removal of Influenza Virus Family Components
Despite the removal of components against the influenza virus family, health experts guaranteed the safety and effectiveness of flu vaccines as long as the new formulation process was successful.
The flu vaccines would target other types of flu without the components mainly against the influenza virus family; however, other components could still target the influenza virus family, Ars Technica reported.
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