First we get bum rushed into thinking we’re going to witness the new epidemic, then there isn’t enough to go around. Now, the vaccines that each family fought through storms of people to get may not even work! The problem with me is that I am confused enough as it is on immunizations all together. Pretty sure I can’t handle any more stress about the matter. Take a look at the following article that was plastered all over Yahoo! and see the latest details. Of course, we manage to follow in the group where the vaccine won’t last very long. My son is under the age of 2 and needed the second dose. We got him the first does but couldn’t wait the four weeks for the follow-up since our tickets were already booked to head overseas. Now what? Hope and pray or keep Baby D wrapped in bubblewrap with a mask on?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vaccine maker Sanofi-Aventis SA is recalling 800,000 doses of its pediatric H1N1 swine flu vaccine because it is not as potent as it should be, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
There is no safety concern and children already vaccinated from the lots will not need to be re-vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The affected vaccines are four lots of pre-filled syringes for children under age 3, the CDC said in a message to state and local health officers, public information officers and doctors’ groups. A CDC spokesman said about 800,000 doses of vaccine from the lots had been distributed to providers.
The CDC said the four lots were discovered as part of a quality assurance testing program and that the company had also notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The CDC did not have specific destinations for the lots, which were distributed in November.
“While the antigen content of these lots is now below the specification limit for the product, CDC and FDA are in agreement that the small decrease in antigen content is unlikely to result in a clinically significant reduction in immune response among persons who have received the vaccine,” the CDC said.
“For children 6 months of age and older, vaccine is available in multidose vials. The vaccine in multidose vials is safe and effective vaccine for children,” it added.
States have been struggling to get H1N1 vaccine to people who want it because companies have had trouble making it quickly. Last week the CDC said 94.6 million doses of the vaccine had been made available for distribution so far.
The CDC estimates that swine flu has killed 10,000 Americans since it emerged in March and put 200,000 into the hospital. Children, young adults, people with medical conditions such as asthma, healthcare workers and caregivers for infants are all advised to get the vaccine.
(Reporting by Maggie Fox; Editing by Toni Reinhold)
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