Who should get 2 doses of influenza vaccine?
All children younger than 9 years of age receiving seasonal influenza vaccine for the first time should receive TWO doses separated by 4 weeks. Children younger than 9 years who received a seasonal vaccine for the first time last year, but received only 1 dose, should receive 2 doses this season. Children who did not receive at least 1 dose of a monovalent vaccine in 2009, should receive TWO doses of seasonal vaccine this season. Children younger than 9 years whose 2009 pandemic vaccine history is not know should receive 2 doses this season. Children with febrile respiratory illness in 2009 should not be assumed to have had H1N1 unless laboratory tests were performed to confirm the presence of the virus. If these children did not receive monovalent vaccine in 2009, they should receive 2 doses of seasonal vaccine during the 2010-2011 season (4).
Related Questions
- The interval between doses stated in the 2009 H1N1 monovalent influenza vaccine prescribing information is "approximately 1 month". What does "approximately 1 month" mean?
- Can a child 6 months through 8 years of age who needs two doses of influenza vaccine this season receive the monovalent H1N1 vaccine for one of those doses?
- What are the recommendations for two doses of influenza vaccine for children under 9 years of age?
