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Fluad Projected To Begin Shipping Week of August 6, 2018

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NMS Flu Team
Published on
July 25, 2018 at 11:04:00 AM PDT July 25, 2018 at 11:04:00 AM PDTth, July 25, 2018 at 11:04:00 AM PDT

According to communications with Seqirus, NMS projects Fluad shipments will begin the week of August 6th.

Fluad is an influenza vaccine for people ages 65 and older.

Fluad Trivalent influenza vaccine protects against two types of influenza A viruses and one type of influenza B virus.

This Influenza vaccine is packaged in a pack of 10 pre-filed syringes. Each syringe has a single dose and a volume of 0.5ml.

As people age, their immune defenses are weakened which increases risk of illness from the flu. Fluad contains an adjuvant for adults 65 years of age and older. An adjuvant is an ingredient added to a vaccine to create a stronger immune response to vaccination. It contains MF59 adjuvant, an oil-in-water emulsion of squalene oil. 

Fluad is the first adjuvanted seasonal flu vaccine marketed in the United States.