Southern Hemisphere/Australia

The formulation of influenza vaccines for use in Australia is determined each year by the Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee based on information and recommendations from the WHO.

Influenza Vaccine Composition 2010

Southern Hemisphere/Australia

The formulation of influenza vaccines for use in Australia is determined each year by the Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee based on information and recommendations from the WHO.
Following recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC), the influenza vaccine for the Australian 2010 influenza season contains the following three virus strains:^{1, 2}

• A (H1N1): an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1) - like strain,
• A (H3N2): an A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2) - like strain,
• B: a B/Brisbane/60/2008 - like strain,

References
1.    World Health Organization Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2010 southern hemisphere influenza season Accessed at:  WHO 2010 Southern Hemisphere recommendation

2.    Therapeutic Good Administration, Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) AIVC recommendations for the composition of influenza vaccine for 2010  Accessed at:   TGA_AIVC Committee 2010 recommendation

Content Updated 19 October 2009