WHO Releases Recommendations for Southern Hemisphere Vaccines for 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its recommended composition for the influenza vaccine for the 2014 winter flu season in the southern hemisphere.  The composition for the trivalent vaccine consists of the following:

• an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus
• an A/Texas/50/2012 (H3N2)-like virus
• a B/Massachusetts/2/2012-like virus

The quadrivalent vaccines are recommended to containing 2 influenza B

viruses including the 3 viruses above and a B/Brisbane/60/2008-like

virus.

 

For the complete recommendation, please click here.