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As a thank-you to our loyal
IAC Express readers,
we periodically publish
extra editions such as this
one, with new and updated
"Ask the Experts" Q&As
answered by CDC experts.
These questions all relate
to influenza vaccination. |
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IAC extends thanks to our
experts: Andrew T. Kroger,
MD, MPH; Mark S. Freedman,
DVM, MPH, DACVPM; Tina S.
Objio, MSN, MHA, RN; Candice
L. Robinson, MD, MPH;
Raymond A. Strikas, MD, MPH,
FACP, FIDSA; and JoEllen
Wolicki, BSN, RN, all from
the National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory
Diseases, CDC. |
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| Influenza Vaccines |
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Q: What's new in the 2019–2020
influenza vaccine
recommendations? |
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Q: Which influenza vaccines
will be available during the
2019–2020 influenza season? |
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Q: What are the differences
between trivalent and
quadrivalent influenza
vaccines? |
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Q: If quadrivalent vaccine
includes one additional
strain, why isn't it preferred
for use over trivalent vaccine? |
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Q: Which formulations of
influenza vaccines (e.g.,
nasal spray live attenuated
influenza vaccine (LAIV),
inactivated injectable
high-dose, inactivated
injectable standard-dose, adjuvanted inactivated
injectable, and recombinant
injectable) are licensed for
various age groups? |
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Q: We are unsure about when to
start our influenza
vaccination promotion, and
when to ideally vaccinate our
patients. Does protection from
seasonal influenza vaccine
decline or wane during the influenza season? Should I
wait until later in the year
to vaccinate my elderly or
medically frail patients? |
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Q: Which influenza vaccines
can we give to children? |
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Q: Please provide details
about the use of inactivated
influenza vaccines in children
younger than age 3 years. |
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Q: Which children younger than
age 9 years will need 2 doses
of influenza vaccine in this
influenza season? |
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Q: Do any children age 9 years
and older need two total doses
during an influenza season? |
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Q: Can a child age 6–35 months
who needs 2 doses of influenza
vaccine this season receive a combination of Afluria,
Fluzone, FluLaval, Fluarix, or
FluMist vaccine? |
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Q: If a child receives Fluzone
Quadrivalent vaccine (0.25 mL)
at age 34 or 35 months for the
first time and then returns
for the second dose at age 37
months, should we
give another 0.25 mL dose of Fluzone Quadrivalent or should
we give the 0.5 mL dose that
is indicated for age 3 years
and older? |
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Q: Is influenza vaccine
recommended for pregnant
women? |
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Q: If a patient was vaccinated
earlier in the influenza
season and later becomes
pregnant during the same
season, should she be
revaccinated due to her
pregnancy? |
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Q: Please tell me about Fluad,
one of the influenza vaccines
for people age 65 years and
older. |
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Q: Sometimes patients age 65
years and older who have
received the standard-dose
influenza vaccine hear about
the high-dose (Fluzone
High-Dose) or adjuvanted
vaccine (Fluad) and want to receive that, too. Is this
okay to administer? |
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Q: Which healthcare personnel
should be vaccinated against
influenza? |
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Q: What is the preferred
anatomic site for
administration of inactivated
influenza vaccine (IIV) and recombinant influenza vaccine? |
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Q: For whom is inactivated
influenza vaccine
contraindicated? |
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Q: What are the
contraindications for live
attenuated influenza vaccine
(LAIV, FluMist)? |
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Q: What is the latest ACIP
guidance on influenza
vaccination and egg allergy? |
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Q: Is the Influenza Vaccine
Information Statement (VIS)
changing for the 2019–2020
influenza season? |
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Q: When administering
influenza vaccine, is giving
patients a VIS mandatory or is
it only "recommended"? |
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| Issue Abbreviations |
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AAFP: American
Academy of Family Physicians
AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics
ACIP: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
IAC: Immunization Action Coalition
MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
NCIRD: National Center for Immunization and
Respiratory Diseases
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