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Is influenza vaccine that does not contain thimerosal as a preservative available this flu season (2005-2006)?

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Is influenza vaccine that does not contain thimerosal as a preservative available this flu season (2005-2006)?

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For the 2005-2006 flu season, a limited amount of influenza vaccine that does not contain thimerosal as a preservative is expected to be available. A preservative-free influenza vaccine made by Aventis Pasteur is approved for use in children 6-35 months of age. Also, the nasal-spray influenza vaccine (sold commercially as FluMist) does not contain any thimerosal and can be given to healthy people 5 to 49 years of age who are not pregnant.