Vaccine Information

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Information

This year’s quadrivalent influenza vaccine has been standardized according to U.S. Public Health Service Requirements and includes the following strains:

(1)    The same H1N1-like strain included since 2009 (A/California/7/2009 or A/Christchurch/16/2010)

(2)    an H3N2-like virus (A/Switzerland/9715293/2013);

(3)    a B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus (B Yamagata lineage);

(4)    a B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus (B Victoria lineage).

 

This year’s trivalent vaccine includes the following strains:

(1)    The same H1N1-like strain included since 2009 (A/California/7/2009 or A/Christchurch/16/2010)

(2)    an H3N2-like virus (A/Switzerland/9715293/2013);

(3)    a B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus (B Yamagata lineage);

 

Stanford University Occupational Health Center

Quadrivalent

Fluzone Quadrivalent vaccine, single-dose vials, Sanofi Pasteur

  • Contains NO preservatives (ie thimerosol) and NO latex
  • Prepared from virus grown in embryonated chicken eggs
  • NO antibiotics are used in manufacturing process
  • Residual formaldehyde may be present in trace amounts from the manufacturing process
  • Pregnancy Category C

Fluarix Quadrivalent vaccine, single-dose vials, GlaxoSmithKline

  • Contains NO preservatives (ie thimerosol) and NO latex
  • Prepared from virus propagated in embryonated chicken eggs
  • Residual gentamicin, hydrocortisone, and formaldehyde may be present in trace amounts from the manufacturing process
  • Pregnancy Category B

 

Vaden Health Center

Quadrivalent

Fluzone Quadrivalent vaccine, single-dose vials, Sanofi Pasteur

  • Contains NO preservatives (ie thimerosol) and NO latex
  • Prepared from virus grown in embryonated chicken eggs
  • NO antibiotics are used in manufacturing process
  • Residual formaldehyde may be present in trace amounts from the manufacturing process
  • Pregnancy Category C

Fluarix Quadrivalent vaccine, single-dose vials, GlaxoSmithKline

  • Contains NO preservatives (ie thimerosol) and NO latex
  • Prepared from virus propagated in embryonated chicken eggs
  • Residual gentamicin, hydrocortisone, and formaldehyde may be present in trace amounts from the manufacturing process
  • Pregnancy Category B