Should the enhanced vaccine (Fluad® Quad) be given to people who have a medical risk factor if they are not 65 years or over? : Vaxworks Health Services

Should the enhanced vaccines (Fluad® Quad or Fluzone®) be given to people who arhave a medical risk factor if they are younger than 65 years? Print

Modified on: Mon, 16 Jan, 2023 at 2:26 PM

No. The adjuvanted Fluad® Quad vaccine is only registered for use in people 65 years and over. The high-dose Fluzone® quadrivalent vaccine is only registered for use in people 60 years and over. Anyone aged less than 65 years of age should be offered an age-appropriate influenza vaccine.

It is important to note that the Australian Technical Advisory Council on Immunisation (ATAGI) do not have a preference to give 60-64-year-old people Fluzone® over the standard flu vaccine.

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Should the enhanced vaccines (Fluad® Quad or Fluzone®) be given to people who arhave a medical risk factor if they are younger than 65 years? Print

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