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February 8, 2010

H1N1 Update: Flu Activity Levels Off, but CDC Official Warns Against 'Complacency'

"H1N1 flu activity seems to have leveled off," according to the CDC, but vaccination "remains a good idea."

In an online briefing, Dr. Anne Schuchat, the agency's director for immunization, added that most current flu activity is from the 2009 H1N1 virus and that "we're not seeing seasonal flu strains yet in any substantial numbers." She said that although some people believe the H1N1 outbreak is over, "it's too soon for us to have that type of complacency."

Dr. Schuchat reported that vaccine safety monitoring has been "extremely reassuring."

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CDC news briefing (Free)

Published in Physician's First Watch February 8, 2010

February 4, 2010

Certain H1N1 Vaccines Should Be Given by Feb. 15

All lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 vaccine in prefilled syringes should be administered by February 15 because of concerns over reduced potency, the CDC reported on Wednesday.

The expiration includes Sanofi Pasteur's 12 million doses of H1N1 vaccine in prefilled syringes. The announcement does not affect multidose vials.

LINK(S):

CDC Q&A on shortened expiration period (Free)

Physician's First Watch coverage of earlier vaccine recall (Free)

Published in Physician's First Watch February 4, 2010

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