It is important that patients are given the most up to date vaccination, as the previous year’s vaccine may not protect against the most common flu viruses in the coming winter.
Some common abbreviations seen on this page include :
- Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)
- Egg-grown quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVe)
- Cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVc)
- Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV)
- Adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine (aQIV)
- Recombinant quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVr)
The JCVI guidance suggests that the recommended Influenza vaccines for 2024/25 in the following groups should be: