Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2015-16 Influenza Season

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Aug 7;64(30):818-25. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6430a3.

Abstract

This report updates the 2014 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines. Updated information for the 2015-16 season includes 1) antigenic composition of U.S. seasonal influenza vaccines; 2) information on influenza vaccine products expected to be available for the 2015-16 season; 3) an updated algorithm for determining the appropriate number of doses for children aged 6 months through 8 years; and 4) recommendations for the use of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) and inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) when either is available, including removal of the 2014-15 preferential recommendation for LAIV for healthy children aged 2 through 8 years. Information regarding topics related to influenza vaccination that are not addressed in this report is available in the 2013 ACIP seasonal influenza recommendations.

MeSH terms

  • Advisory Committees
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Infant
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / immunology*
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / immunology*
  • Influenza B virus / immunology*
  • Influenza Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / prevention & control*
  • Seasons
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Vaccines, Attenuated / administration & dosage
  • Vaccines, Inactivated / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Influenza Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Attenuated
  • Vaccines, Inactivated