2024 Flu Vaccinations at The Madison Physicians, What to Expect Availability Expected Starting Early September 2024
Flu vaccines are designed to protect against the main flu viruses that research and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) suggest will be the most common during the upcoming season. Three kinds of flu viruses commonly circulate among people today: influenza A (H1N1) viruses, influenza A (H3N2) viruses, and a B/Victoria virus.
Our 2024-2025 high dose influenza trivalent, preservative free, vaccine, recommended only for patients age 65 and over. The high dose vaccine contains four times the amount of antigen (the part of the vaccine that prompts the body to make antibody) contained in regular flu shots. The additional antigen is intended to create a stronger immune response (more antibody) in the person getting the vaccine. The high dose vaccine is made to protect against the following three viruses:
- an A/Victoria/4897/2022 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;
- an A/Thailand/8/2022 (H3N2)-like virus; and
- a B/Austria/1359417/2021 (B/Victoria lineage)-like virus.
Our 2024-2025 Flublok trivalent, preservative free, egg free (recombinant protein based) vaccine, now recommended for all patients over age 18 including pregnant patients and those age 65 and over. The Flublok vaccine contains three times the amount of antigen (the part of the vaccine that prompts the body to make antibody) contained in regular flu shots. The additional antigen is intended to create a stronger immune response (more antibody) in the person getting the vaccine. Flublok is made to protect against the following three viruses:
- an A/Wisconsin/67/2022 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;
- an A/Massachusetts/18/2022 (H3N2)-like virus; and
- a B/Austria/1359417/2021 (B/Victoria lineage)-like virus.
Our 2024-2025 Fluzone trivalent, preservative free vaccine for those patients under age 65, including pregnant patients, is made to protect against:
- an A/Victoria/4897/2022 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;
- an A/Thailand/8/2022 (H3N2)-like virus; and
- a B/Austria/1359417/2021 (B/Victoria lineage)-like virus.