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Is the Swine Flu vaccine effective against the regular flu?
Each flu vaccine is targeted to specific varieties of the flu virus. Unless another type of flu is very similar to the targeted virus, it will not be prevented with that vaccine. Having said that, since the 2010-2011 flu season through to the current 2011-2012 season, the "regular" seasonal flu vaccine, which always contains three types of flu vaccine (trivalent), has included the swine flu along with the other two varieties to which the vaccine was targeted. So in that sense, at least currently, the swine flu vaccination is effective against the regular flu since vaccines for each type are put together in one vaccination.
How long to wait between flu vaccine and shingles vaccine?
interval- flu vaccine and the shingles vaccine
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.
Avian flu vaccine?
Q-pan is the approved vaccine for Avian Flu or H5N1.
Are the ingredients in the flu vaccine harmful to our health?
No, the ingredients in the flu vaccine are not harmful to our health. The vaccine is carefully tested and regulated to ensure its safety and effectiveness in preventing the flu.
When can you stop flu shots?
The flu vaccine is recommended for children and the elderly but nobody is forced to get it. Whether or not to get a flu vaccine is a personal choice.
If flu vaccine is left out of refrigerator how long is it good for?
how long is flu vaccine good for if left out of the refrigerator
Can you give flu vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine together?
no
When was the flu shot available to people?
Polio vaccine was the first vaccine introduced in the late 1950s.
Where is the Swine Flu present?
Currently specifics of that are unknown. Since the 2011-2012 flu season, H1N1/09 is no longer being tracked separately from other flu-like-illnesses now that the pandemic is over. However, it is still found in isolated outbreaks across the world and is expected to be among the circulating seasonal flu types for some time into the foreseeable future. The vaccine has been included in the trivalent seasonal flu vaccines since the 2010-2011 flu season, after its initial development as a monovalent vaccine in 2009. It is once again included in the flu vaccine for the current 2013-2014 flu season.
When was the Swine Flu vaccine made?
The vaccine was first distributed just at the beginning of the 2009 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere. It is included in the regular seasonal flu vaccination again in the 2011-2012 flu season.
Will the flu shot prevent the norovirus?
No. The influenza vaccine is only for preventing respiratory influenza (flu).The norovirus ("Norwalk Flu") is one of the viruses that cause the "stomach flu", more correctly called viral gastroenteritis, since it is actually not the flu. There is no available vaccine yet, but one is in clinical trials, so it could be licensed for use in the US in a relatively short time.
