Fluzone

A 5cc vial of Fluzone

Influenza (Flu)
Types
Avian (A/H5N1 subtype) Canine Equine Swine (A/H1N1 subtype)
Vaccines
2009 pandemic (Pandemrix) ACAM-FLU-A Fluzone Influvac Live attenuated (FluMist) Optaflu
Treatment
Amantadine Arbidol Laninamivir Oseltamivir Peramivir Rimantadine Vitamin D Zanamivir
Pandemics
2009 Swine 1968–1969 Hong Kong 1918
Outbreaks
2008 West Bengal 2007 Bernard Matthews H5N1 2007 Australian equine 2006 H5N1 India 1976 swine flu
See also
Flu season Influenza evolution Influenza research Influenza-like illness

Fluzone is the commercial name of an influenza virus vaccine, distributed by sanofi pasteur, USA. It is a split-virus vaccine, which is produced by chemical disruption of the influenza virus. Therefore, it is incapable of causing influenza.

History

As approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Fluzone is a preservative-free vaccine administered in a single dose by intramuscular injection. It is presented as a 0.25 ml syringes for pediatric use and 0.5 ml syringes for adults and children. Vials must be stored under temperatures from 2 to 8 degrees Celsius and are inactivated by freezing. Fluzone was approved in April 2002 by the FDA. It is recommended for vaccination against the following type A and B influenza viruses and has been optimized for the 2004-2005 season.

• Type A: New Caledonia 20/99
• Type A: Wyoming 03/2003
• Type B: Jiangsu 10/2003

Fluzone comes in 3 versions that are thimerosal-free. There is a 0.25 ml prefilled pediatric syringe, a 0.5 ml prefilled syringe, and a 0.5 ml vial. There is also a multi-use vial (shown in the picture) that does contain thimerosal.

The optimal vaccination period with Fluzone in the Northern hemisphere is October through November, because influenza activity usually begins in November or December, peaking in late December, and is strongly recommended for people 6 months of age or older^{[citation needed]}. The use of Fluzone in infants less than 6 months of age is not recommended. Immunization with Fluzone may not protect 100% of susceptible individuals.

In January 2011 the FDA recognized that 36 children (out of millions who received the vaccine) from 6-24 months got fevers and seizures within a day of the fluzone vaccine.

Adverse effects

• Mild soreness, local pain and swelling at the local of the injection
• In small children and in people with no previous exposure to a flu vaccine, episodes of fever, malaise, myalgia (muscle pain)
• In people who are sensitive to egg protein, allergic reactions may ensue, such as hives, angioedema, asthma and anaphylaxis

See also

• Vaccine
• Vaccination
• Influenza vaccine
• Influenza
• Public health
• Fluarix
• Fluvirin

External links

• Fluzone web site
• Fluzone Trivalent Vaccine. RxMed.