title: Update: influenza activity--United States, 2004-05 season.
abstract: Influenza activity was low in the United States during October through early December but has increased steadily since mid-December. Current surveillance indicators suggest that influenza activity for the season has not yet peaked. Laboratory-confirmed influenza infections have been reported from 45 states, and this season's influenza vaccine strains have been well matched antigenically to the influenza viruses isolated so far this season. In response to this season's influenza vaccine supply shortage, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has purchased 1.2 million doses of 2004-05 inactivated influenza vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The GSK vaccine is produced, licensed, and distributed globally but is not licensed for use in the United States; therefore, it will be administered in the United States under an Investigational New Drug (IND) protocol. This report summarizes influenza activity during October 3, 2004-January 1, 2005 and provides information on the availability of additional influenza vaccine from GSK.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000592:standards; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines