WHO has announced today (February 18, 2010) the influenza viruses recommended for influenza vaccines for the use in the 2010/2011 northern hemisphere influenza season. The recommended viruses are:
- an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like virus,
- an A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2);like virus (A/Wisconsin/15/2009 is an A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like virus and is a current southern hemisphere vaccine virus),
- a B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus.
Dr Wengqing Zhang, GISN, WHO is announcing the WHO recommended viruses
for influenza vaccines for use in the 2010/2011 northern hemisphere influenza season
during the WHO Information Meeting on February 18, 2010
in the Centre International de Conferences Geneve.
On the presidium with her are Dr Zhiping Ye, FDA, USA, Chair of the Meeting and
Dr Keiji Fukuda, Special Advisor on Pandemic Influenza to the Director General, WHO
The recommendation is based on the conclusions of the 3-day intensive discussions on the current epidemiological situation, and antigenic and genetic analysis of the currently circulating influenza viruses by the expert group invited by WHO for this purpose.
Details please see on:
- http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/201002_Recommendation.pdf; and
- http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/201002_RecommendationFAQ.pdf.