- Influenza
- For Children
Please provide details about the inactivated influenza vaccine options for children younger than 3 years.
There are now five inactivated influenza vaccine options for children younger than age 3 years.
Cell-culture-based Flucelvax Quadrivalent (ccIIV4, CSL Seqirus) is available to children beginning at age 6 months: administer 0.5 mL/dose intramuscularly (IM).
There are four egg-based quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccines (IIV4s), all given as IM injections, available for children age 6 through 35 months:
• Afluria Quadrivalent (CSL Seqirus): 0.25 mL/dose
• Fluarix Quadrivalent (GSK): 0.5 mL/dose
• FluLaval Quadrivalent (GSK): 0.5 mL/dose
• Fluzone Quadrivalent (Sanofi): 0.25 mL or 0.5 mL per dose