Jennifer Duchon
Pediatric infectious disease specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, providing expert analysis on this season's influenza strain and vaccine effectiveness.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 12min
How A Mutation Made This Year’s Flu Season So Bad
Jennifer Duchon, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Mount Sinai, breaks down why this season’s H3N2 subclade K surged and why the flu shot was a poor match. She discusses how H3N2 drifts, prospects for better and universal vaccines, CDC policy effects on children, and antiviral timing and personal precautions.
