Learn about vaccines for next season.

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Title: Learn about vaccines for next season.

The 2017-2018 flu vaccine will protect against 3 or 4 viruses that will be most common.

Influenza (Flu)

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2016 - 2017 Flu Season
June 16, 2017

Composition of U.S. Flu Vaccines for 2017-18 Flu Season

​The composition of U.S. flu vaccines was reviewed and updated for the upcoming 2017-18 flu season to match circulating flu viruses. Flu vaccines protect against the three or four viruses that research suggests will be most common.

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How Flu Vaccines Are Made

There are three different technologies approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) used to produce flu vaccines: egg-based flu vaccine, cell-based flu vaccine, and recombinant flu vaccine. Different manufacturers use different production technologies, but all flu vaccines meet the FDA safety and efficacy requirements.

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