THE European Medicines Agency
has issued the European Union
recommendations for the influenza
virus strains that should be included
in vaccines for the prevention of
seasonal influenza next winter.
Trivalent vaccines for the 2013/
2014 season should contain these
virus strains: an A/California/7/2009
(H1N1)pdm09-like virus; an A(H3N2)
virus antigenically like the cellpropagated
prototype virus A/
Victoria/361/2011; a B/
Massachusetts/2/2012-like virus.
Quadrivalent vaccines containing
two influenza-B viruses should also
include a B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 26 Mar 13 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 26 Mar 13
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