Flu vaccines for the 2018 to 2019 season

The composition of the 2018-2019 flu shot will be slightly different from last season's flu shot. Specifically, there will be a different strain of the H3N2 virus and a different strain of the influenza B virus in this season's flu shot, compared with last season's shot. According to the CDC, the 2018-2019 trivalent flu shot will contain the following strains of the flu virus:

A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus — This is the H1N1 component that is the same as last year's flu shot.
A/Singapore/INFIMH-16–0019/2016 A(H3N2)-like virus — This is the H3N2 component that is different from last year's flu shot.
B/Colorado/06/2017-like (B/Victoria lineage) virus — This is the influenza B strain component that is the different from last year's shot.

https://www.livescience.com/40279-flu-shot-information.html

Lauree

Lauree Hanson, RN, BSN, OHN

Nurse Clinician • Occupational Health Nurse • Employee Occupational Health

Phone: 651-241-4739 • Fax: 941-257-8039 • mailto:lauree.hanson@allina.com

$Description: C:\Users\A076848\Documents\5-logos_brand\1-logos\Logos for Internal Templates\AllinaHealth_H-RGB_2in.png$

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+lauree.hanson=allina.com@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Lisa Dyrdahl
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 12:16 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Quad Flu Strains for 2019-19 Flu Vaccine

Does anyone know the Quadrivalent Flu Strains for this season’s flu vaccine?

Thanks.

Lisa Dyrdahl, RN, BSN

Manager Employee Health

UWMC Valley Medical Center

Ph 425-228-3440 x5720

Fax 425-656-5066

DISCLAIMER: This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender then delete this message.

This message contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. Unless you are the addressee (or authorized to receive for the addressee), you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message.