| ■ U.S. Panel Warns Against Australian-Made Flu Shot for Young Children | 2010.08.06 |
| An Australian-made flu vaccine shouldn't be given to young children this year, says a U.S. government panel. Unexplained higher rates of fevers and seizures occurred in children in Australia and New Zealand who were given the vaccine earlier this year. The vaccine is made by CSL Biotherapies of Australia, the Associated Press reported. The company is providing only a small portion of the 170 million doses being made for use in the United States this fall. The CSL vaccine shouldn't be given to children younger than eight years old, especially those under five, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said Thursday, the AP reported. No problems have been seen with other flu vaccines, said U.S. officials. |