Influenza Virus Vaccine 2004-2005 Season
2004/2005 Season Lot Release Status (as of December 15, 2004)
Flu vaccine lots that have been released by FDA and are available for distribution by the manufacturers.
For information on flu vaccine distribution schedules, please contact the manufacturers directly.
| Manufacturer | Trade Name | Total Number of Lots Released by FDA |
|---|---|---|
| Aventis-Pasteur Inc. (Connaught Laboratories, Inc.) Discovery Drive Swiftwater, PA 18370-0187 (800) 720-8972 fax: 888-889-7129 |
Fluzone | 126 |
| MedImmune Vaccines, Inc. 297 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 877-358-6478 |
FluMist | 22 |
The trivalent influenza vaccine prepared for the 2004-2005 season will include A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1); A/Wyoming/03/2003 (H3N2), which is an A/Fujian/411/2002-like virus; and B/Shanghai/361/2002-like virus. (The actual influenza B virus being used in vaccines is either B/Jiangsu/10/2003 or B/Jilin/20/2003.) Vaccines produced for the 2003-2004 season are now past their expiration dates. It is recommended that vaccine not be used beyond the labeled expiration date.
For More Information:
FDA
- Statement from Dr. Jesse Goodman, Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Regarding the MHRA Action Today - 3/2/2005
- Statement of Jesse L. Goodman, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, before The Committee on Government Reform - 2/10/2005
- 2004 Chiron Flu Vaccine Chronology - 10/16/2004
- FDA Team Completes Inspection of Chiron's Liverpool Flu Vaccine Plant - 10/15/2004
- FDA and U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Working Cooperatively to Address Flu Vaccine Quality at Chiron's U.K. Facility - 10/13/2004
- Product Shortage - Influenza Virus Vaccine, Fluvirin - Chiron Corp - 10/5/2004
CDC
- National Immunization Program
- Influenza Prevention and Control
- CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Expands Priority Groups for Inactivated Influenza Vaccination - 12/17/2004
- Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations - 2004-2005 Influenza Season - 10/5/2004
HHS
- HHS Purchases 1.2 Million Doses of Flu Vaccine - 12/7/2004
- HHS News Release - More Than 17 Million Flu Vaccine Doses Shipped In Six Weeks - 11/24/2004
- HHS Identifies More Influenza Vaccine - 10/28/2004
- HHS Secretary Urges States to Aggressively Prosecute Flu Vaccine Price Gouging - 10/14/2004
- HHS Statement on Chiron Flu Vaccine - 10/5/2004
- Department of Health and Human Services Flu Information