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The Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Edition 2013

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7.5 µg of viral haemagglutinin (in a 0.25 mL dose) of each of the same three<br />

strains found in the adult formulations.<br />

All the influenza vaccines currently available in Australia are either split virion<br />

or subunit vaccines prepared from purified inactivated influenza virus that has<br />

been cultivated in embryonated hens’ eggs. Split virion and subunit vaccines<br />

are generally considered to be equivalent with respect to safety, and both<br />

are substantially free of the systemic reactions sometimes induced by whole<br />

virus vaccines. One exception is Fluvax (CSL Limited), which in 2010 resulted<br />

in higher rates of adverse events, specifically fevers and febrile convulsions,<br />

in children aged

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