Vaccine Manufacturers
There are six manufacturers of influenza vaccine for the 2011-2012 season. The table below outlines the manufacturer, vaccine name, formulation, mercury content, and approved age group for all available vaccines.
| Manufacturer |
Trade |
How Supplied |
Murcery Content (mcg HG/0.5 mL dose) |
Age Group |
| CSL Biotherapies (distributed by Merck Vaccines) |
Afluria | 0.5 mL (single-dose syringe) | 0 | 9 years & older |
| GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) |
Fluarix | 0.5 mL (single-dose syringe) |
0 | 36 months & older |
| ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec (Distributed by GlaxoSmithKline) |
FluLaval | 5.0 mL (10-dose vial) |
25 | 18 years & older |
| Medimmune | FluMist |
0.2 mL (single-use sprayer) |
0 | 2 - 49 years |
| Novartis Vaccines |
Fluvirin |
0.5 mL (single-dose syringe) |
≤ 1 |
4 years and older |
| 5.0 mL (10-dose vial) | 25 | |||
| Agiflu | 0.5 mL (single-dose syringe) | 0 | 4 years and older | |
| sanofi pasteur | Fluzone | 0.25 mL (single-dose syringe) | 0 | 6 - 36 months |
| 0.5 mL (single-dose syringe) | 0 | 36 months & older | ||
| 0.5 mL (single-dose vial) | 0 | 36 months & older | ||
| 5.0 mL (multi-dose vial) | 25 | 6 months & older | ||
| Fluzone High-Dose | 0.5 mL (single-dose syringe) | 0 | 65 years & older | |
| Fluzone Intradermal | 0.1 mL (single-dose syringe) | 0 | 18-64 years |
Information about vaccine manufacturing, dosing and availability can be accessed through the CDC website.
Last Reviewed:
Sept. 16, 2011
Sept. 16, 2011