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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.