Yep, it yo-yos back and forth. What's happening in the Northern Hemisphere winter peak strongly influences which strains are put in our southern hemisphere vaccine. The tropics are interesting, with some areas getting seasonal peaks )around the rainy season) and others not. Travel, climate and behaviour all contribute to peaks and which strains dominate. If the predictions don't get the vaccine strains right we get a bad flu season. Though last few years we have had a bad flu season anyway. And an underfunded health system which is undergoing privatisation by stealth.
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