Flu Shots Set For 2010

Fda Flu Vaccine Vaccine for the type A flu will be unchanged. Type B vaccinations will be updated
by Associated Press
Published: Thu, February 19, 2009 - 9:23 am CST Last Updated: Thu, February 19, 2009 - 9:28 am CST
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel
is recommending only a slight change in the flu vaccine for the
2009-2010 season from the current vaccine.
For Type A flu, the most serious kind, FDA advisers recommended
no vaccine change. Next season's vaccine will protect against the
same two Type A strains that are in circulation now.
But for the milder Type B strain, next year's vaccine will be
slightly different. It will replace one that targets the Type
B/Brisbane virus instead of the Type B/Florida strain.
The government recommends that people over 50, pregnant women,
those with chronic medical conditions and children older than six
months be vaccinated each year.


(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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