H1N1 Flu Vaccine to be Included in Seasonal Flu Shots
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
The 2010 flu vaccine will be including protection against three strains of flu, including the H1N1 virus according to a recommendation from the WHO.
After meeting for four days the experts have decided that the drugmakers can use the massive stockpile of H1N1 vaccine that they still hold as part of the mix for this year’s seasonal flu.
There was a fairly substantial over supply of the vaccine as many countries cut back on orders as people were not getting the injection.
According to Keiji Fukuda, WHO’s expert in H1N1, “The inclusion of the H1N1 pandemic virus in the influenza vaccine does not signal that the pandemic is over. This virus is expected to be a significant threat to people as we go into the fall and winter period.”
WHO is meeting again on February 23 to evaluate the current H1N1 conditions, but they still feel that the H1N1 virus will continue to be a threat all through the 2010-11 flu season. Still those with the greatest risk are those with any type of a chronic medical condition, women who are pregnant, and the elderly.
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