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New Flu Vaccine Information (as of 11/5/05)

Influenza Vaccination Recommendations —

Priority Groups for Influenza Vaccination
The following priority groups for vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccine this season are considered to be of equal importance and are:

all children aged 6–23 months;
adults aged 65 years and older;
persons aged 2–64 years with underlying chronic medical conditions;
all women who will be pregnant during the influenza season
residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities;
children aged 6 months–18 years on chronic aspirin therapy
out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children aged less than 6 months.
Persons in priority groups identified above should be encouraged to search locally for vaccine if their regular health-care provider does not have vaccine available.

Intranasally administered, live, attenuated influenza vaccine, if available, should be encouraged for healthy persons who are aged 5–49 years and are not pregnant, including health­ care workers (except those who care for severely immunocompromised patients in special care units) and persons caring for children aged <6 months.

Certain children aged <9 years require 2 doses of vaccine if they have not previously been vaccinated. All children at high risk for complications from influenza, including those aged 6–23 months, who present for vaccination, should be vaccinated with a first or second dose, depending on vaccination status. However, doses should not be held in reserve to ensure that 2 doses will be available. Instead, available vaccine should be used to vaccinate persons in priority groups on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Persons Who Should Not Receive Influenza Vaccine
Persons in the following groups should not receive influenza vaccine before talking with their doctor:

persons with a severe allergy (i.e., anaphylactic allergic reaction) to hens' eggs and
persons who previously had onset of Guillain-Barré syndrome during the 6 weeks after receiving influenza vaccine.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention