Pharmacy Daily | Quad flu vax for 2016

Next year’s government influenza vaccination program will employ a quadrivalent vaccine, so that “the best possible protection will be available free to the people who most need it,” the Minister for Health Sussan Ley has announced. “It’s also important to remember we may be seeing more cases because more people are taking their flu symptoms seriously and going to see their doctor.” Ley said the new 2016 vaccine would cover two A strains of influenza (California and Hong Kong) and two B strains of influenza (Brisbane and Phuket). Influenza B viruses are estimated to have accounted for about 62% of flu cases in Australia this year, she said. Australians not eligible for free vaccinations under the National Immunisation Program (NIP) would still be able to access seasonal flu vaccinations via the private market via their GP, other allied health professionals or their employer, the announcement said.

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