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Experts recommend change in next year's flu vaccine

February 25, 2009
An expert panel that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended changing one of the three strains of flu included in this season's influenza vaccine for next season's version. The FDA panel said next season's vaccine should include the same strains of influenza A as this season's shot, but that a newer "B" strain also should be included in the upcoming vaccine. In a typical season, one or two of the three strains included in the annual vaccine are changed from the prior ... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Avoiding Flu Vaccine Toxicity
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...older one is the more like you are to have had the influenza vaccination, and age is also... Read more »

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How NOT to Win Friends and InFLUence People
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...late to get your shot for full protection. National Influenza Vaccination Week is December 8-14,... Read more »

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New Findings on Flu Shots for Elders Controversial
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

  Every fall my parents would get their flu shots. At the time, it was considered necessary for... Read more »

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National Flu Vaccine Week -- It's NOT Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot This Year!
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...eggs. People who have had a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination. People who developed... Read more »

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It’s flu season again, have you had the vaccine?
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...eggs; people who have had a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination in the past; and people... Read more »

Health Guide

Time for a Flu Shot?
...include:People who have a severe allergy to chicken eggs. People who have had a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination in the past. People who developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within... Read more »
Asthmatics Should Be Cautious of Swine Flu
April 28, 2009MILWAUKEE – As news of the swine flu situation develops, it is important for those with asthma or other respiratory conditions to be aware of the basic facts about influenza and how... Read more »
Colds and the Flu: Highlights
New Brands of Influenza VaccinesTwo new injectable vaccines , FluLaval and Fluarix, are available for use in the U.S. during the 2006- 2007 flu season. FluLaval has been available in Canada... Read more »
Immunizations: Haemophilus Type B
Haemophilus Type BHaemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) type B is a bacterium, which, despite its name, is entirely different from the viruses that cause influenza (the flu). Before vaccination, H.... Read more »
Flu Shots for Chronic Pain Patients: Pros & Cons
...and the scientific rigor of these studies.       Sources: Lapp, Charles W. (2007, February). Influenza Vaccination., From Hunter-Hopkins Center Web site: http://www.drlapp.net Lowe,... Read more »

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