The seasonal flu vaccine changes each year, this year the vaccine includes the following strains:
* A/Darwin and B/Austria strains were not contained in the 2021/2022 season vaccines.
The following products will be available in B.C. this season for specific age groups. Products cannot be guaranteed as availability changes throughout the flu season.
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Quadrivalent Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine Live attenuated influenza vaccine is made from weakened influenza viruses and is administered as an intranasal spray into both nostrils. |
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| FLUMIST® |
Individuals 2-17 years of age |
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Quadrivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccines Injectable influenza vaccine is made from inactivated influenza viruses and is administered as an injection (shot). |
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| FLUZONE® | Individuals 6 months of age and older |
| FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE® |
Individuals 65 years of age and older living in long term care/assisted living facilities or living in First Nations communities. |
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Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccines Injectable influenza vaccine is made from inactivated influenza viruses and is administered as an injection (shot). |
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| FLAUD® | Individuals 65 years of age and older. |
