Here's what's up with the new influenza variant H3N2, and how to prep

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Last year’s flu season was the worst in terms of hospitalizations and deaths in the US in about 15-20 years. The influenza variant that went around was rougher than usual…and unfortunately it seems like this year will be bad, too. There’s an unusual new variant called H3N2, and while this year’s flu shot should help, this mutated virus arrived on the …