Flu season, and vaccine, looking worse
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080216/ap_on_he_me/flu_season"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080215/i/r1818588694.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1CYCGD7NAqznExhfMxcsEQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A nurse injects flu vaccine into a flood victim at a shelter in Villahermosa November 7, 2007. The three most common influenza viruses circulating globally have changed significantly and next year's flu vaccines should be updated, the World Health Organization recommended. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo" border="0" /></a>AP - The flu season is getting worse, and U.S. health officials say it's partly because the flu vaccine doesn't protect against most of the spreading flu bugs. The flu shot is a good match for only about 40 percent of this year's flu viruses, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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