FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND
RESEARCH
VACCINES AND RELATED BIOLOGICAL
PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
VRBPAC
Open
Session
1. What strains should be recommended for the
antigenic composition of the 2004-2005 influenza virus vaccine based on:
1) the epidemiology and antigenic characteristics of
influenza virus strains circulating in human populations,
2) the serologic responses to circulating influenza
viruses of persons immunized with current influenza virus vaccines, and
3)
the availability of suitable vaccine candidate strains?