2009 Influenza Vaccine, Southern Hemisphere
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It is recommended that vaccines for use in the 2009 influenza season (southern hemisphere winter) contain the following:
- an A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1)-like virus;*
- an A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like virus;**
- a B/Florida/4/2006-like virus.***
*A/South Dakota/6/2007 (an A/Brisbane/59/2007-like virus) is a current vaccine virus used in live attenuated vaccines.
**A/Brisbane/10/2007 and A/Uruguay/716/2007 (an A/Brisbane/10/2007-like virus) are current vaccine [...]
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