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The CDC indicated that live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), also called the nasal spray vaccine, was not recommended for the 2016–2017 flu season in the United States. [207] Furthermore, the CDC recommends that healthcare personnel who care for severely immunocompromised persons receive injections (TIV or QIV) rather than LAIV. [208]
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The following is a list of WHO recommended strains for the Northern Hemisphere influenza season. Starting in the 2012–2013 season, the recommendation shifted to include the composition of a quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) that contains both influenza B lineages, alongside a trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) containing one influenza B lineage.
A high-dose vaccine (Fluzone High-Dose) four times the strength of standard flu vaccine was approved by the FDA in 2009. [22] [23] [24] This vaccine is intended for people 65 and over, who typically have weakened immune response due to normal aging. The vaccine produces a greater immune response than standard vaccine.
The proposal of a vaccine-autism link has been called "the most damaging medical hoax of the last 100 years". [ 9 ] Fudenberg claimed in a 2004 interview with Brian Deer that he was able to cure autistic children using his own bone marrow . [ 12 ]
Thomas Francis Jr. (July 15, 1900 – October 1, 1969) was an American physician, virologist, and epidemiologist who guided the discovery and development of the polio vaccine being worked on by his student Jonas Salk.
Most flu vaccines are inactivated and administered via intramuscular injection. LAIVs are sprayed into the nasal cavity. [1] Vaccination recommendations vary by country. Some recommend vaccination for all people above a certain age, such as 6 months, [46] whereas other countries limit recommendations to high-risk groups.