Influenza: Vaccination

(asked on 10th October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which companies supply flu vaccine to (a) his Department and (b) the NHS for (i) people over 65 years of age and (ii) children; and what proportion of those vaccines are supplied by each such company.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 15th October 2018

Public Health England centrally procures flu vaccines for the children’s national flu immunisation programme, these being the nasal spray Fluenz Tetra supplied by AstraZeneca and a quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine supplied by Sanofi Pasteur.

Flu vaccines for the adult programme are locally procured directly by providers (e.g. general practitioners and pharmacies). Details of all influenza vaccines available for the 2018/19 season, and the age indications are available in the following table. Seqirus supplies an influenza vaccine which is specifically for those 65 years of age and over (Fluad).

The volume of vaccines supplied by each pharmaceutical company is not available.

Influenza vaccines for the 2018-19 season

Supplier

Product details

Vaccine type

Age indications

AstraZeneca UK Ltd

Fluenz Tetra

Live attenuated, nasal (quadrivalent)

From 24 months to less than 18 years of age

GSK

Fluarix Tetra

Split virion inactivated virus (quadrivalent)

From six months

MASTA

Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (split virion, inactivated)

Split virion, inactivated virus

From six months

Mylan (BGP Products)

Influvac sub-unit Imuvac Influenza vaccine MYL

Surface antigen, inactivated virus

From six months

Quadrivalent Influenza vaccine Tetra MYL Quadrivalent Influvac sub-unit Tetra

Influenza virus surface antigen (inactivated)

From 18 years

Pfizer Vaccines

Influenza vaccine (Split Virion, inactivated), pre-filled syringe

Split virion, inactivated virus

From five years

Sanofi Pasteur vaccines

Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (split virion, inactivated)

Split virion, inactivated virus

From six months

Seqirus UK Ltd

Fluad

Surface antigen, inactivated, Adjuvanted with MF59C.1

65 years of age and over

Source:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/744508/VU_286_september_2018.pdf

Notes:

  1. The ovalbumin (egg) content is provided in units of micrograms/ml and micrograms/dose.
  2. None of the influenza vaccines for the 2018-19 season contain thiomersal as an added preservative.
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