Influenza vaccine fights new strains

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By LAURAN NEERGAARD

By LAURAN NEERGAARD

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Time to get your flu vaccine — and a surprising new report shows babies and toddlers seem to be getting protected better than the rest of us.

Last year’s flu shot won’t shield you this year: Two new strains of influenza have begun circling the globe, and the updated vaccine appears to work well against them, government officials said Thursday.

Just because last year was the mildest flu season on record doesn’t mean the virus might not bounce back to its usual ferocity this winter.

“People cannot become complacent this