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Not in the US. There is also a different and newly-approved vaccine for this flu season that is quadrivalent (see below). The trivalent seasonal flu vaccines for the 2012-2013 flu season in the US contain:
Type A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus ~ the "Swine Flu vaccine",
Type A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like virus, and,
Type B/Wisconsin/1/2010-like virus.
The swine flu-like virus is the same Type A flu strain used in 2011: A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus, but the A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like virus and the B/Wisconsin/1/2010-like virus are different.
In addition, in April 2012 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new vaccine for the 2012-2013 flu season that is quadrivalent, meaning it contains vaccine for four strains of flu instead of the historically typical inclusion of three strains (trivalent). The new vaccine is called FluMist Quadrivalent. It is in the form of nasal mist and is made by AstraZeneca's MedImmune unit, as is the FluMist Trivalent nasal spray influenza vaccine.
The quadrivalent vaccine protects against an additional strain of Type B influenza. In prior years, there have typically been two Type A vaccines and one Type B vaccine in the flu vaccines, but the 2012-2013 quadrivalent protects against two strains of influenza Type A plus two strains of influenza B.
Like the trivalent nasal mist, it is approved for healthy people ages 2 to 49. Also like the trivalent mist, it uses attenuated viruses. These are active ("live"), but severely weakened to make them unable to cause the flu. They are not totally "dead" or inactive, and, therefore, can provide better immunity in some people, especially children. (They are contraindicated for pregnant women and the immuno-compromised, see below in the related questions about who should not use some types of flu vaccines.)
According to Dr. Karen Midthun, director of the FDA's biologics center, having an extra strain of influenza B increases the likelihood that the vaccine will protect more children against illness. She says that, "Illness caused by Influenza B virus affects children, particularly young and school-aged, more than any other population."
The side effects of the quadrivalent vaccine are the same as the side effects from the trivalent FluMist, and include runny or stuffy nose, headaches, and sore throats.
In the US the specific strains in the 2012-2013 quadrivalent vaccine are:
FluMist Quadrivalent contains four vaccine virus strains:
- one Type A/H1N1 strain ("swine flu"),
- one Type A/H3N2 strain, and,
- two Type B strains: one from each of the B/Yamagata/16/88 and the B/Victoria/2/87 lineages.
FluMist Quadrivalent is manufactured according to the same process as FluMist Trivalent.
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Is egg used in tetanus vaccine?
They use the eggs to fertilize the H1N1 strain. But the H1N1 strain did not culture as well, telling use that the shot is not the exact same as the normal flu vaccine. And that is why people with egg allergies are cautioned not to get the vaccines.
What antigens will be in the 2010-2011 seasonal flu vaccine?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The flu vaccine protects against the three main flu strains that research indicates will cause the most illness during the flu season. This year's influenza vaccine contains three new influenza virus strains. They are: * A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like virus (the same strain as was used for 2009 H1N1 monovalent vaccines); * A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like virus; * B/Brisbane 60/2008-like antigens. The 2010-11 influenza vaccine can protect you from getting sick from these three viruses, or it can make your illness milder if you get a related but different influenza virus strain. The strain of H1N1 influenza included in the 2010-2011 seasonal flu vaccine in the US is the same that caused the H1N1 Pandemic "Swine" Flu in 2009. A separate vaccination for that will not be required this year.
How you prepare vaccine?
In case of tetanus vaccine, you culture the bacteria. Then isolate the bacteria and kill the same. Then you treat the same with phenol and / or aluminium hydroxide. The killed bacteria are oxydized with potassium dichromate. So you prepare the toxoid of the same. In case of rabies vaccine, you pass the virus repeatedly through the sheep or rabbit brain to prepare the fixed strain. Then from this fixed strain the scientist has prepared the vaccine, by attenuating the strain. So the viruses are cultured, usually on cell cultures and then attenuated to prepare the vaccines. Little is known about this to medical community. All the inventions are done by the scientists. They are the 'real' heroes and doctors get the credit for everything.
Can you have both a seasonal flu shot and a Swine Flu shot?
For the 2011-2012 flu season:In the US, there may still be some of the 2009-2010 season monovalent H1N1 vaccine, you could ask your health care professional and pharmacist if it will be available for you in the upcoming flu season. But, for the 2011-2012 flu season, it will be included as part of the trivalent seasonal flu shot and won't be separate like in 2009.According to the information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the 2011-2012 vaccine, the flu vaccine protects against the three main flu strains that research indicates will cause the most illness during the flu season. This year's influenza vaccine contains the following three influenza virus strains.The 2011--12 U.S. seasonal influenza vaccine virus strains are identical to those contained in the 2010--11 vaccine. These include A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like, A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like, and B/Brisbane/60/2008-like antigens. The influenza A (H1N1) vaccine virus strain is derived from a 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virusThe strain of H1N1 influenza listed above that is included in the 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine in the US, is the same that caused the H1N1 Pandemic "Swine" Flu in 2009. A separate vaccination for that will not be required and if you had it before, it will not hurt to get it again and might help.
Can flu vaccine be given at the same time as the varicella vaccine?
Yes, you can get flu vaccine and varicella vaccine at the same time.
Once you have caught the Swine Flu can you get it again?
Yes, there are many different strains of H1N1 influenza and you can get a different strain than you had before. Unless you had lab testing to confirm the specific strain of H1N1 and know exactly what strain is circulating in your community, you would be wise to get a vaccination even if you were diagnosed with H1N1 in the past. The flu vaccine for the 2012-2013 flu season includes the vaccine for H1N1/09 again.
How many times can a person get Swine Flu?
You can only get the same exact strain one time, but sometimes they mutate enough that your body no longer recognizes them as the same virus you had and then your prior immune response won't protect you from the new version until you are vaccinated or exposed again to the new mutated virus. Other times the mutations are not big enough changes to make them unrecognizable though, and so our immune systems do know how to attack and inactivate them. For now, the strain of swine flu that caused the pandemic has not mutated to significantly different strains, and so the vaccine this year for it is the same as the strain in the vaccine last year. It is included in the trivalent seasonal flu vaccine for 2010-2011 flu season in the US. If you got the vaccination last year, you should still get the seasonal flu shot, because it also contains the other two likely to be spreading types of flu. It won't hurt to get a second dose of the H1N1/09 vaccine in any way, so just in case you had a different flu and not the pandemic swine flu before (you can't be sure unless you had specific lab tests to confirm the specific type), you will be best protected by getting the trivalent vaccine this year (trivalent just means it contains vaccine for three flu viruses).
Why is knowing about the Swine Flu important?
Knowing about the swine flu is important because it is a new strain of flu, resistant to most medications. Although the death toll is the same of the normal flu, it needed a new vaccine.
What is the prize money breakdown for 2012 Masters golf?
Same as 2011
Is there a new flu vaccine that protects against 4 strains of flu?
Yes, in April 2012 the FDA approved a new vaccine for the 2012-2013 flu season that is quadrivalent, meaning it contains vaccine for four strains of flu instead of the historically typical inclusion of three strains (trivalent). The new vaccine is called FluMist Quadrivalent. It is in the form of nasal mist and is made by AstraZeneca's MedImmune unit, as is the FluMist Trivalent nasal spray vaccine.The quadrivalent vaccine protects against an additional strain of Type B influenza, there had typically been two Type A vaccines and one Type B vaccine in the flu vaccinations, but the 2012-2013 quadrivalent protects against two strains of influenza A and two strains of influenza B. Like the trivalent nasal mist, it is approved for healthy people ages 2 to 49. Also like the trivalent mist, it uses attenuated viruses. These are "live", but weakened to make them unable to cause the flu. They are not totally "dead" or inactive, and therefore can provide better immunity in some people who can use live vaccines.According to the FDA, having an extra strain of influenza B increases the likelihood that the vaccine will protect more children against illness: "Illness caused by Influenza B virus affects children, particularly young and school-aged, more than any other population," said Dr. Karen Midthun, director of the FDA's biologics center.The side effects are the same as the trivalent FluMist, and include runny or stuffy nose, headaches, and sore throats.The specific strains in the 2012-2013 quadrivalent vaccine are:FluMist Quadrivalent contains four vaccine virus strains:one Type A/H1N1 strain ("swine flu"),one Type A/H3N2 strain, and,two Type B strains: one from each of the B/Yamagata/16/88 and the B/Victoria/2/87 lineages.FluMist Quadrivalent is manufactured according to the same process as FluMist.Trivalent vaccines continue to be available, as in the past, for injected IM, nasal spray, and intradermal administration routes, as well.
Why does 2012 have different dates to 2006 even though 2005 and 2011 were the same?
2012 is a leap year; 2006 was not.
Does madden 2012 have superstar mode on psp?
no, it does not. Its the exact same as 2011. Do not buy it
