MANILA, Philippines --- The influenza virus, among others, constantly mutates so that there are new strains that emerge every year, according to Dr. Gyneth Bibera, the country medical director of GlaxoSmithKline Philippines Inc. "This means that vaccines also need to be reformulated to address the strains that are likely to be the most common," Bibera said in a statement sent to INQUIRER.net. The Department of Health (DOH) recently said that it had recorded a 53 percent increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses from August to July this year compared to a similar period in 2021. Citing the DOH, Bibera said that in 2016 influenza was ranked as the fifth largest cause of mo...
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