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Though hospitalizations and other markers trended lower, the CDC received reports of 17 more pediatric flu deaths.

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Despite variations by age group and influenza virus type, the 2023-2024 influenza vaccine was protective against outpatient illness in pediatric and adult patients.

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One age group are more likely to have antibodies that bind to the H5N1 avian flu virus, new research has found.

Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.

Early flu exposure helps immunity against H5N1 infection, with older adults having stronger antibody responses.