FFF Enterprises is very pleased to announce that our manufacturing partner Novartis has begun shipping small early releases of Fluvirin® 10-dose vials to FFF. This allows us to begin making a limited number of shipments to our flu vaccine customers. Affected customers are being contacted directly by FFF's Wow! Customer Care Team.
Despite the unexpected early release of vaccine, it is critically important that you follow the CDC recommendations for vaccination. Although the optimal time for vaccination is usually during October and November, older and younger patients require special consideration:
"To avoid missed opportunities for vaccination of persons at increased risk for serious complications and their household contacts (including out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children aged
0 - 59 months), such persons should be offered vaccine beginning in September during routine health-care visits or during hospitalizations, if vaccine is available. However, in facilities housing older persons (e.g., nursing homes), vaccination before October typically should be avoided because antibody levels in such persons can begin to decline more rapidly after vaccination (264). If vaccine supplies are sufficient, vaccination of other persons also may begin before October. In addition, because children aged 6 months - < 9 years who have not been previously vaccinated need 2 doses of vaccine, they should receive their first dose in September, if vaccine is available, so that both doses can be administered before the onset of influenza activity. For previously vaccinated children, only 1 dose is needed."
Click here for full recommendations.
GSK's Fluarix Available Directly from FFF
We are pleased to now be able to accept Fluarix® orders directly from our FFF customers (please note this product is not yet released for delivery). You can place your Fluarix order at
www.MyFluVaccine.com, where you can select and confirm delivery dates, or you can place a traditional order with our Wow! Customer Care Team at 800-843-7477 or at
www.fluvaccine.net.
To order FFF's free 2006-2007 influenza prevention posters, in English and Spanish,
click here, and scroll down to the order form.
