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Vaccines, Blood & Biologics
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Influenza Virus Vaccine for the 2004-2005 Season
2004/2005 Season Lot Release Status (as of December 15, 2004)
Flu vaccine lots that have been released by FDA and are available for distribution by the manufacturers.
For information on flu vaccine distribution schedules, please contact the manufacturers directly.
| Manufacturer | Trade Name | Total Number of Lots Released by FDA |
|---|---|---|
| Aventis-Pasteur Inc. (Connaught Laboratories, Inc.) Discovery Drive Swiftwater, PA 18370-0187 (800) 720-8972 fax: 888-889-7129 |
Fluzone | 126 |
| MedImmune Vaccines, Inc. 297 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 877-358-6478 |
FluMist | 22 |
The trivalent influenza vaccine prepared for the 2004-2005 season will include A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1); A/Wyoming/03/2003 (H3N2), which is an A/Fujian/411/2002-like virus; and B/Shanghai/361/2002-like virus. (The actual influenza B virus being used in vaccines is either B/Jiangsu/10/2003 or B/Jilin/20/2003.) Vaccines produced for the 2003-2004 season are now past their expiration dates. It is recommended that vaccine not be used beyond the labeled expiration date.
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