[MCOH-EH] "Egg free" flu vaccines

[Abhijay Karandikar]

This is great news, although I must admit that I am somewhat more cautious when drugs/vaccines are still in the postmarketing "Phase IV" of a clinical trial.

Abhijay.
Abhijay P. Karandikar, MD, MPH, MRO
Medical Director - Occupational Medicine
Company MD - Pines Health Services

 
 From: "Welch, Karen E." <Karen.Welch at hhchealth.org>
To: Abhijay Karandikar <dr_abhik at yahoo.com>; MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 2:59 PM
Subject: RE: [MCOH-EH] "Egg free" flu vaccines
  


As of October 29, the FDA approved Flublok for use in people 18 and older;  announcement at the following link: http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm421396.htm 
  
  
  
Karen Welch, RN, MPH, COHN-S
Director of Employee Health and Absence Management   

80 Seymour Street, P.O. Box 5037
Hartford, CT 06102-5037
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Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 2:31 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] "Egg free" flu vaccines   
  
List,  
   
Taking a slight hiatus from Ebola to the flu:  
   
We have had quite a few employees 50 yrs and older who have stated that they will take the flu shot if it is egg free (for various reasons, predominantly h/o allergy). Of the "egg free" vaccines, Flublok is approved for individuals 18-49 years, although my research has shown that it has been trialed in the 50+ age group. Flucelvax's  original reference strains are obtained from the WHO Collaborating Center grown in eggs and technically cannot be considered completely "egg free".   
   
Is anyone using the egg free vaccines to increase vaccination rates in the elderly and if so, which ones and why? If not, why not?  
   
Abhijay  
   
Abhijay P. Karandikar, MD, MPH, MRO  
Medical Director - Occupational Medicine  
Company MD - Pines Health Services    
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