Flu updates

Seasonal flu vaccination for young children can be resumed

Continued close monitoring of side effects with this year's seasonal flu vaccine in children under five years of age has shown that the higher than usual occurrence of fever and febrile convulsions appears to be confined to the vaccine Fluvax, manufactured by CSL.

Investigations in Australia and overseas indicate that there does not appear to be the higher than normal incidence of febrile convulsions in children under five with the other seasonal flu vaccines Influvac and Vaxigrip.

In particular, data from Australia and New Zealand show that rates of fever and febrile convulsions associated with Vaxigrip and Influvac are similar to those seen with trivalent seasonal flu vaccine in previous years.

It should be noted that influenza itself often causes fever in young children which can lead to febrile convulsions and that all flu vaccines can cause this side effect which, if handled properly, is usually short lived.

More information is available on the Immunise Australia Hotline at 1800 671 811.

	Date Added	Title	Format	Size
	18 Aug, 2010	August Flu update	doc	31.50kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) Recommendations	pdf	144.35kb
	23 Apr, 2010	GP Seasonal Flu Order form	pdf	29.77kb
	23 Apr, 2010	GP Seasonal Flu Update 5 March 2010	pdf	966.47kb
	23 Apr, 2010	H1N1 Info sheet for use in children	pdf	231.53kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Instructions for administering Paediatric Vaccine	pdf	98.34kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Pandemic & seasonal influenza for children <10 - Updated Advice	pdf	177.40kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Pandemic & seasonal influenza for children <10 - Updated Summary	pdf	139.64kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Pandemic Summary Sheet for GPs	pdf	40.29kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Panvax Junior Order Form	pdf	120.29kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Panvax product information	pdf	97.51kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Seasonal flu presentation for GPs and staff	pdf	390.71kb
	23 Apr, 2010	Vaccine Provider information sheet	pdf	157.30kb

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