HHS 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Development Next Steps: Questions and Answers

HHS 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Development Next Steps: Questions and Answers

1.	What do the new orders on these contracts support?
2.	How is the 2009-H1N1 different from seasonal influenza?
3.	Will the seasonal vaccine protect me against the 2009-H1N1 influenza?

4. Will this vaccine be made differently than the seasonal influenza vaccine?
5. Will all this vaccine be injectable?
6. What about other vaccine manufacturing technologies, like recombinant or cell-based vaccines?
7. When will the work on the 2009-H1N1 vaccine start?
8. What testing will be done on these vaccines?
9. How many doses will be needed to be immunized?
10. What is an adjuvant?
11. Does the current seasonal influenza vaccine use an adjuvant?
12. How will it be decided if an adjuvant will be used in this vaccine?
13. What is an influenza pandemic?

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