Influenza vaccine

Influenza vaccines, colloquially known as flu shots or, in British English, flu jabs, are vaccines that reduce the risk of symptomatic infection and severe influenza disease caused by influenza... Wikipedia

  • Target disease:  Influenza virus (for seasonal flu: A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B/Victoria)
  • Trade names:  Afluria, Fluarix, Fluzone, others
  • AHFS/Drugs.com:  Inactivated: Monograph Intranasal: Monograph Recombinant: Monograph
  • Pregnancy, category:  AU: B1 or B2 (depending on vaccine brand)
  • Routes of, administration:  Intramuscular, intranasal, intradermal
  • Legal status:  AU: S4 (Prescription only), CA: ℞-only / Schedule D, UK: POM (Prescription only), US: ℞-only, EU: Rx-only, Rx-only
  • CAS Number:  1704512-59-3
  • ATC code:  J07BB01 (WHO) J07BB02 (WHO), J07BB03 (WHO), J07BB04 (WHO)
  • ChemSpider:  none
  • KEGG:  D04536
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo