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Yes, the update by WHO shows that most of the problems in Europe and North America are due to Fujian and getting one of the other strains probably won't help much.

Fujian clearly was in the US last season because A/Wyoming/3/2003 was isolated last Feb and it clearly is Fujian-like. The virus really began to take off over the summer, when it was rapidly spreading in the southern hemisphere. Australia and New Zealand had particularly severe outbreaks, which were primarily Fujian (all sequences deposited so far isolated in 2003 from Australian, South Africa, US, and Oslo are Fujian).

It has taken hold in the northern hemisphere, and none of the countries in Europe or North America will benefit this season from the vaccine in production, which includes a Fujian-like isolate because it won't be ready until the current season in the north is over.

NONE of the other countries?

I really can't quite fathom at this time what we may be up against,I don't think.This will take a while to soak in.

Considering other diseases and possibilities....