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| Q | May employers ask employees if they may have a higher risk of infection, for example, a compromised immune system? |
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| A | Generally, an employer may not ask employees disability-related questions (i.e., a question likely to elicit information about a disability), unless the questions are job-related and consistent with business necessity. More >> |
| Q | Should contacts of people with weakened immune systems get the nasal-spray flu vaccine? |
| A | People who are in contact with others with severely weakened immune systems when they are being cared for in a protective environment (for example, people with hematopoietic stem cell transplants), should not get the nasal spray vaccine, including the 2009 H1N1 nasal spray vaccine, if they will come into contact with the severely immunocompromised person within 7 days of vaccination. More >> |
| Q | How long (one season or more) will immunity be effective from the H1N1 vaccine? Will this be an annual vaccine like the seasonal flu? |
| A | Influenza (flu) viruses change from year to year. More >> |
| Q | Will it be possible for providers enrolled as mass immunizers to roster bill Medicare for H1N1 administration as they do for seasonal flu? |
| A | Yes. |
| Q | Does the FDA support the CDC flu vaccination recommendations for pregnant women? |
| A | Yes. The FDA supports the recommendation of CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that pregnant women receive vaccinations to help protect them against both the pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza virus and seasonal influenza. |
| Q | I am allergic to eggs. Can I receive a flu shot even though I am allergic to eggs? |
| A | People who have a severe (life-threatening) allergy to chicken eggs or to any other substance in the vaccine should not be vaccinated. More >> |
| Q | Do vaccines cause Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)? |
| A | It is not fully understood why some people develop GBS, but it is believed that the nerve cells are damaged by a person’s own immune system. More >> |
| Q | Can the nasal-spray flu vaccine be used together with flu antiviral medications? |
| A | If a person is taking a flu antiviral drug (including Tamiflu® or Relenza®, then the nasal spray flu vaccine should not be given until 48 hours after the last dose of the influenza antiviral medication was given. More >> |
| Q | Who is at most serious risk for pneumococcal infection? |
| A | Children at increased risk of pneumococcal infections include those with anatomic or functional asplenia (including sickle cell disease), patients taking immunosuppressive chemotherapy, those with congenital and acquired immune deficiency (including HIV infections), those with chronic renal disease and healthy Native American, Alaskan Native, and African American children. More >> |
| Q | What is the frequency of vaccine shipments that Vaccine Projects should expect? |
| A | Vaccine is shipped as it becomes available, taking into account state allocations and orders. More >> |
| Q | Can I get 2009 H1N1 more than once? |
| A | Getting infected with any flu virus, including 2009 H1N1, should cause your body to develop immune resistance to that virus so it's not likely that a person would be infected with the identical influenza virus more than once. More >> |
| Q | We have a patient who was diagnosed earlier this year with the H1N1 Flu. What would the protocol be for giving him the vaccine? |
| A | All persons in a recommended vaccination target group who had a flu-like illness that was not confirmed as 2009 H1N1 virus infection by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) should get the 2009 H1N1 vaccine. More >> |
| Q | Will the 2009 H1N1 vaccine be recommended for patients who had flu-like illness since spring 2009? |
| A | The symptoms of influenza (flu-like illnesses) are similar to those caused by many other viruses. More >> |
| Q | May an employer require entering employees to have a medical test post-offer to determine their exposure to the influenza virus? |
| A | Yes, in limited circumstances. More >> |
| Q | What does the H1N1 vaccine cost? |
| A | The federal government has purchased the H1N1 vaccine and is providing it to the states free of charge. This is different in many places from the seasonal flu vaccine. More >> |
| Q | What are the signs of influenza illness in pigs? |
| A | Signs of flu in pigs can include sudden onset of fever, depression, coughing, discharge from the nose or eyes, sneezing, breathing difficulties, eye redness or inflammation, and lack of appetite. More >> |
| Q | What type of seasonal flu vaccine should pregnant women receive? |
| A | There are two types of influenza vaccines. One is the inactivated influenza vaccine (“flu-shot”) that is given with a needle, usually in the arm. This is the type of vaccine that Advisory Committee Immunization Practices (ACIP). More >> |
| Q | How does diabetes affect how I respond to a cold or flu? |
| A | Being sick by itself can raise your blood glucose. More >> |
| Q | Should some people not get the live, attenuated nasal spray vaccine? |
| A | Certain people should not get a nasal spray flu vaccine, including the 2009 H1N1 nasal spray vaccine. More >> |
| Q | Who makes the nasal spray vaccine? |
| A | The nasal spray vaccine for use in the United States is being made by MedImmune, the same company that makes the seasonal nasal spray vaccine called “FluMist®.” The 2009 H1N1 nasal spray vaccine is being made using the same manufacturing process that has been used since 2003 to make the seasonal nasal spray vaccine. More >> |
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