Who should get two doses of the H1N1 vaccine?

The FDA announced approval of the H1N1 vaccine on September 15, 2009 with dosage recommendations for children and adults.

Children Age 9 and Under

Currently available data suggest that children 6 months to 9 years of age have little or no evidence of protective antibodies to the H1N1 2009 virus (MMWR 2009; 58(19) 521-524, http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5819a1.htm).  Based on these data, children 9 years of age and younger should be administered 2 doses of the monovalent pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus vaccine. They must be given a month apart or a minimum of 21 days between the vaccinations. If a second vaccine is given with a shorter time period, then the vaccine must be repeated 21-28 days from when the invalid second dose was given.

Adults and Children 10 Years of Age and Older

Last Updated: 09/14/2009

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