Vaccine Production, Ordering, and Distribution
Seasonal Influenza Vaccines for the 2012-2013
Season
| Manufacturer |
Trade Name |
How Supplied |
Mercury
Content
(mcg
Hg/0.5
mL dose) |
Age Group |
CSL Biotherapies
(Distributed by Merck Vaccines) |
Afluria |
0.5 mL (single-dose
syringe) |
0 |
9 years & older |
| 5.0 mL (multi-dose vial) |
24.5 |
| GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) |
Fluarix |
0.5 mL
(single-dose syringe) |
0 |
36 months & older |
ID
Biomedical Corporation of Quebec
(Distributed by GlaxoSmithKline) |
FluLaval |
5.0 mL (multi-dose vial) |
25 |
18 years & older |
| MedImmune |
FluMist |
0.2 mL
(single-use sprayer) |
0 |
2 through 49 years |
| Novartis Vaccines |
Fluvirin |
0.5 mL (single-dose syringe) |
<1 |
4 years and older |
|
5.0 mL (multi-dose vial) |
25 |
| Agiflu |
0.5 mL (single-dose syringe) |
0 |
18 years & older |
| sanofi pasteur |
Fluzone |
0.25 mL
(single-dose syringe) |
0 |
6 through 35
months |
| 5.0 mL
(multi-dose vial) |
25 |
6 through 35
months |
| 0.5 mL
(single-dose syringe) |
0 |
36 months & older |
| 0.5 mL
(single-dose vial) |
0 |
36 months & older |
| 5.0 mL
(multi-dose vial) |
25 |
3 years & older |
| Fluzone High-Dose |
0.5 mL
(single-dose syringe) |
0 |
65 years & older |
| Fluzone
Intradermal |
0.1 mL
(single-dose microinjection
system) |
0 |
18 through 64
years |
Seasonal
Influenza Vaccine Ordering
Most providers order influenza vaccine for
the coming vaccination season in the winter
and spring of the preceding year. Depending on
many factors, orders can be placed direct with
the manufacturer, with a distributor, the
state's VFC program, or a group purchasing
arrangement.
During
vaccination seasons when vaccine supply is
challenged, the Influenza Vaccine Availability
Tracking System (IVATS) also becomes
operational. The system was activated in early
November of 2012 in response to the
devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy when
many clinics were without power and
consequently lost their supply of vaccine.
IVATS enables healthcare providers to view at
a glance which distributors have vaccine
available to sell.
|
Order from a manufacturer:
To order either
Fluarix (GSK)
or
FluZone (sanofi
pasteur), contact the manufacturer.
Order from a distributor:
To order FluLaval (GSK), FluMist (MedImmune), or FluVirin (Novartis),
contact one of the many distributors that you will find
here.
View vaccine currently for sale on the
Influenza Vaccine
Availability Tracking System (IVATS), a product of the
National
Influenza Vaccine Summit. |
Interested in Learning More About Influenza
Vaccine Production?
Read a report from the Health Industry Distributors Association, a non-profit trade
association of medical products distributors who service healthcare providers,
that explains the process that determines when and how vaccine reaches doctors,
hospitals, nursing homes, and others.
Understanding the Dynamics of Influenza Vaccine Supply and Demand -- Five
Issue Briefs. This series of briefs were prepared for the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services in
October 2005.
Overview -- Summary and Assessment: roles and responsibilities of the
influenza vaccine stakeholders.
Vaccine Economics: characteristics of the influenza vaccine market, industry
regulatory requirements for vaccine productions, and factors affecting the
profitability of vaccine production.
Who Buys It and Who Sells It: the vaccine supply chain and potential means
for facilitating vaccine purchase and distribution.
Vaccine Manufacturing: the unique characteristics of the influenza vaccine,
the structure of the industry, decisions about the amount of vaccine produced
each year, investments in new technologies, and other factors.
The Chicken and the Egg: factors that impact the demand for vaccine and how
they can affect supply. |
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