Composition of Australian influenza vaccine for the 2013 season

This page contains information on the recommended influenza vaccine for the Southern Hemisphere winter 2013.

Page last updated: 22 November 2012

The Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) met on 3 October 2012, and agreed to adopt the September World Health Organization recommendations.

The committee decided that the influenza vaccine components for the 2013 season should contain the following:

A (H1N1): an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1) - like virus, 15 µg HA per dose

A (H3N2): an A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2) - like virus, 15 µg HA per dose

B: a B/Wisconsin/1/2010 - like virus, 15 µg HA per dose

For further information please see the Therapeutic Goods Administration web site.