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20-12-2010, 04:37 PM

How long do the 'Swine Flu' vaccines last??

Can any one in the medical proffession tell me how long the 'Swine Flu' vaccine lasts (I'm talking 'shelf life' here) I believe there were lots of vaccines made last year which were never used. Have they all been binned
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20-12-2010, 04:44 PM
The majority of the IV's and IM injections I administer at work have use by dates of about 2-3 years so I would assume vaccines would be the same. Don't know for sure though!

ETA If the swine flu virus has mutated since last year then they would have to make new ones anyway.
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20-12-2010, 04:50 PM
Swine Flu is included in the normal Flu one now.
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20-12-2010, 08:41 PM
Originally Posted by Ripsnorterthe2nd View Post
The majority of the IV's and IM injections I administer at work have use by dates of about 2-3 years so I would assume vaccines would be the same. Don't know for sure though!

ETA If the swine flu virus has mutated since last year then they would have to make new ones anyway.
Thanks, so maybe the DHS won't need to order millions more doses now so that should save a few bob

'mutating virus's' OMG that has had visions of 'Alien' in my mind Hope it's not like that
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