by Carla Conrad | Aug 11, 2017 | Education
Flu season is coming up soon, but have you ever thought about how the vaccines are made? Currently there are three influenza vaccine production technologies that are utilized in the United States. All meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. They are:...
by Carla Conrad | Jun 30, 2017 | The Lungs, Uncategorized
Although summer is just beginning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already announced the components of the influenza vaccine for the northern hemisphere in the 2017-2018 flu season. For the trivalent vaccine the components are: A/Michigan/45/2015...
by Carla Conrad | Jan 30, 2017 | Education
Influenza activity has continued to markedly increase in the United States, reaching epidemic levels. Since October 1, 2016, a total of 4,317 laboratory confirmed influenza-related hospitalizations have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
by Carla Conrad | Sep 22, 2016 | Education
People who have preferred to use live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), or more popularly known as the “nasal spray” flu vaccine, might want to think twice about doing so this flu season. The Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization...
