Influvac: instructions for use. "Influvac": reviews, manufacturer, expiration date

The vaccine is necessary in order to protect the body from the disease and its consequences. Since immunity begins to develop on the second day after vaccination, it is recommended that it be done a few days before the epidemic begins.

Vaccination for the prevention of influenza

Warn the flu allows the drug Influvac. Instructions for use asserts that the vaccine develops a form of immunity that opposes the viruses of group A and B. Immunity appears 2 weeks after complete immunization. Its validity is 1 year.

For inoculation, non-living vaccines are chosen, for example, Influvac, a preparation that contains surface particles of the influenza virus. They also form the patient's immunity. It is possible to give preference to a split vaccine, which contains the cells of the virus in a destroyed form.

Each of these vaccines is completely safe and in effect provides the same barrier for immunity. There is no live virus in any injection. Influvac vaccine is guaranteed to protect against influenza. Instructions for use, reviews - this is additional evidence that the injection is effective and safe.

As a rule, domestic and imported vaccines differ in two features:

• Purification of the drug, produced in two stages.
• Quality control.

Due to these advantages, the Influvac vaccine does not cause side effects, so it can be done even by the smallest children at the age of 6 months, as well as people with chronic diseases, pregnant or breast-feeding women.

Contraindications to vaccine

Instructions for use "Influvac" contains certain contraindications for vaccination, among which:

• Disease at the stage of exacerbation or chronic form of the disease on the day of vaccination.
• High sensitivity or allergy to chicken protein.
• Allergic reaction to some components of the vaccine.
• Unexpected and severe reaction to the previous vaccination with this medicine.

In addition, the patient's vaccination is postponed if he is ill with a mild cold or has an acute intestinal infection, which results in a high fever.

Adverse reaction to the vaccine "Influvac"

There are also side effects after vaccination with Influvac. Instructions for use do not negate the development of complications in some cases, but this happens in a small number of vaccinated people. Medical data show that among adults, only 1% of patients who were vaccinated showed a general reaction, and 4% of the population had a local reaction. As for exacerbations or complications after injections, none were recorded.

The reaction to the vaccine may be local or general, each has its own symptoms. For the general reaction, such characteristics as:

• Elevated body temperature for some time, not higher than 37.5.
• State of chills.
• Short weakness of the body, frequent fatigue and signs of neuralgia.
• This condition is observed for a maximum of 1 day.

Symptoms of local reaction to the vaccine "Influvac" instruction notes the following:

• A slight reddening of the place where the injection was made.
• Small size seal.
• In some cases, pain appears.
• This reaction lasts for a maximum of 2 days and does not create severe discomfort.

In any case, if there was a side reaction to an injection from the flu, this indicates that the immune system is working at full strength. In some cases, anaphylactic shock may occur , therefore, in the room where the injection is made, there must be medication to remove it, for example, adrenaline.

Influvak has no effect on the ability to drive any vehicle, this applies to other machines or mechanisms.

Adverse reaction from the body

In some cases, the Influvac flu vaccine (instruction warns) causes complications from certain body organs.

As a result of the vaccination, the blood and lymphatic system may suffer, which leads to a decrease in the number of platelets, hence a high risk of bleeding and problems with it.

From the side of immunity there are allergic reactions, and in some cases even anaphylactic shock.

The defeat of the nervous system causes migraine, very rarely paralysis and convulsions, as well as encephalomyelitis or neuritis. But studies do not show that there is a link between the vaccine and such a reaction.

Violations of the vascular system entail vasculitis, which is accompanied by transient changes, as for the functioning of the kidneys.

Purpose of the vaccine "Influvac". Instructions for use

Vaccination helps not only to protect the body, but also to carry out prophylaxis, for example in young children. In addition, in the first place, people who are at high risk are vaccinated. This population is more than 65 years old, having respiratory organs or heart disease, suffering from chronic kidney failure, diabetics. Also in this group are people who have weak immunity, who take funds that depress his work, or who undergo therapeutic therapy against cancer, who receive a high dose of corticosteroids.

Vaccination is administered to children at school and adolescence under the age of 18, especially those who took long-term medications, which included acetylsalicylic acid. They are at risk of getting Ray's syndrome, which develops as a side reaction occurs after an infectious flu.

Typically, the vaccine is given to pregnant women in the 2nd or 3rd trimester, but if there is a high risk of infection, then the vaccination is carried out at any time with the drug Influvac. Instructions for use include such vaccination measures.

Method of application and allowable dose

According to the established requirements, vaccination is carried out every year in the autumn period. The injection is injected intramuscularly or deep under the skin. Injection of any injection is not allowed. Under such a strict rule, the Influvak vaccine also falls. The instruction describes in detail how to use the drug correctly.

• Children from 6 months and up to 3 years are injected with 0.25 ml of the drug.
• From 3 to 14 years, inject 0.5 ml of the vaccine, once.
• Adults and adolescents aged 14 and older receive the vaccine once, with a volume of 0.5 ml.
• Children who have not had a flu before, or who have not been vaccinated, carry out the procedure two times at intervals of 4 weeks.

The safety of the vaccine "Influvac"

Independent studies conducted by WHO experts confirm that modern vaccines have high efficacy because they contain precisely the surface elements of the disease. They have low reactogenicity, in simple words, in a minimal case cause a side reaction to the injection.

The drug does not contain preservatives, has been numerous studies in various countries, where more than 100 thousand people took part. And for all the time of research there was not a single case when there were pronounced or unknown side effects.

After the administration of the drug, the human body slowly produces protection against influenza, the required level is reached at the end of the second week, in most cases, the grafting of people was accompanied by normal body temperature.

The effectiveness of vaccination with the drug "Influvac"

The advantage of the drug is achieved through its effectiveness, this is facilitated by:

• High technology is used to create the Influvac vaccine. The instruction for use, the manufacturer and the world standards confirm this fact.
• The drug "Influvac" meets all the requirements of WHO.
• For 10 years, the vaccine has been successfully used among the population.
• Numerous studies have been carried out with the Influvac vaccine. The instruction for use contains all the necessary information.

The effectiveness of the vaccine is supplemented by another positive quality, which is called the "Smart Syringe". The fact is that many refuse to be vaccinated precisely because of fear of injecting, the manufacturer took into account this deficiency and produced a modern injection, which is very convenient to use and is called "Dufargeject".

The system allows you to enter the exact dose, it is sealed and does not require special packaging, which saves time in the process of mass vaccination. And the needle is so thin that the prick is not felt at all, since it is covered with silicone and is sharpened with diamonds.

"Influvac", instructions for use, expiration date

Due to its qualities, the vaccine can maintain its properties throughout the year. To distinguish vaccines by shelf life, the manufacturer indicates the date of manufacture in the manual, after which the drug is prohibited to use. As a rule, it is June 30 that expires the period of use of the injection of the previous year of release.

In order to maintain the expiration dates, it is necessary and properly stored, as well as transport the drug. It is necessary to protect from direct sunlight, keeping temperatures between 2 and 8 degrees. The maximum transport temperature of Influvaca reaches 25 degrees within 24 hours. Keep out of the reach of children and do not allow freezing.