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Florida Surgeon General Urges Vaccination Against Flu Virus

1/10/2020

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1/20/20 @ 11:25 a.m. - Attached is a Press Release from the Nassau County Department of Health regarding a rapidly spreading flu virus. The State's Surgeon General is urging everyone to get their flu shot as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Health at (904) 875-6110.

-Sabrina Robertson
 County Manager's Office
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Rachel
1/10/2020 01:41:00 pm

Just some important info on the flu shot.


Standard-Dose Inactivated Flu Vaccine –

The most common flu vaccine is the inactivated (killed) influenza vaccine, which is prepared from the fluids of chick embryos inoculated with a specific type(s) of influenza virus. 87 The strains of flu virus in the vaccine are inactivated with formaldehyde and preserved with thimerosal, which is a mercury derivative.88 (There is a limited supply of thimerosal-free or influenza vaccine with trace amounts of thimerosal and it is supplied in single dose vials, which do not require a preservative). This type of inactivated influenza vaccine is administered by injection into the muscle and contains either three (trivalent) or four (quadrivalent) influenza virus type A and type B strains.89 One trivalent flu vaccine, Afluria, is given by jet injector, a medical device which uses high pressure to administer the vaccine.90
High-Dose Trivalent Flu Vaccines -

The high-dose trivalent influenza vaccine, Fluzone, is approved for adults age 65 and older and contains four times the amount of antigen than the standard flu vaccine.91 This vaccine is designed to hyper-stimulate the immune system to produce a stronger antibody response in the elderly.92 High-dose Fluzone is the only high-dose trivalent flu vaccine currently available in the U.S.
Recombinant Flu Vaccines -

The recombinant flu vaccine, approved for use in 2013, is manufactured through genetic engineering.93 It is produced using insect (armyworm) cells. Flublok is the only recombinant flu vaccine currently licensed in the U.S. and one of two influenza vaccines using alternatives to chicken eggs for production.94 95
Cell-Based Flu Vaccines -

Cell-Based flu vaccines differ from standard egg-based flu vaccines because animal cells are used to grow the influenza virus.96 Currently only one cell-based flu vaccine, Flucelvax, is available in the U.S. Licensed in 2012, it is prepared from influenza virus grown in Madin Darby canine kidney cells. This vaccine is approved for use by adults and children age 4 and older.97
Trivalent Flu Vaccine, Adjuvanted -

In 2015, the FDA approved Fluad, the first adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccine containing a squalene oil adjuvant (MF59).98 This vaccine was approved for fast track licensure by the FDA, despite limited data on safety and immunogenicity, with approval based on a single clinical trial of about 1,000 healthy adults over the age of 65. 99 This vaccine became available for the first time to adults over the age of 65 for the 2016-2017 flu season.100
Intradermal Flu Vaccine –

The intradermal flu vaccine was approved for use in 2012. It is an inactivated injectable influenza vaccine that is injected into the skin instead of the muscle.101 There is one quadrivalent intradermal flu vaccine available, Fluzone Intradermal, and it is licensed for use in adults aged 18 through 64. This vaccine is prepared from influenza viruses propagated in chicken embryos (unhatched baby chicks) and inactivated by formaldehyde. The intradermal flu vaccine does not contain thimerosal.102
Nasal-Spray Flu Vaccine FluMist -

A live-virus nasal flu vaccine, FluMist, was licensed by the FDA in June 2003 and initially approved use in healthy people between the ages of 5 and 49.103 It was subsequently approved by the FDA for use in children as young as two years of age but with precautions.104 In 2014, CDC officials recommended FluMist be the influenza vaccine given to children between 2 and 8 years of age but, in 2016, the CDC recommended that FluMist not be given to children or adults of any age because the vaccine had been found to be ineffective.105 In February 2018, however, the CDC approved a new formulation of FluMist as an option for the 2018-2019 flu season despite a lack of vaccine efficacy studies.106 FluMist is prepared by introducing influenza viruses into eggs where they multiply. FluMist is a live virus vaccine and does not contain any preservatives and the vaccine will be available for the 2019/2020 flu season.107
The majority of influenza vaccines were initially designated as Category B or C pharmaceutical products. This means that adequate and well-controlled studies on pregnant women were not conducted prior to licensure of influenza vaccines and it is not known whether the vaccines can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect fertility and the reproduction capacity of a woman.

In 2015, the FDA removed pregnancy categories and replaced it with a Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule.108 This rule affects all influenza vaccine products submitted after June 30, 2015. As new language is phased in, information on risks associated with vaccinating while pregnant will appear in 8.1 of each vaccine’s product insert under Risk Summary. NVIC encourages pregnant women to read this information carefully prior to receiving influenza vaccine or any other vaccine.

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