It is also possible that delivery of influenza vaccine will be delayed. Both FDA and CDC are actively working with manufacturers to determine how much and when vaccine will be available. The amount of available flu vaccine will become more clear by September. In a July 14 MMWR article, ACIP urged health care providers to delay adult mass influenza vaccination campaigns until November, and to consider ways to ensure that their high-risk patients receive priority for vaccination if a vaccine shortfall were to occur. Haemophilus influenzae type b is a polysaccharide-encapsulated bacteria that causes a variety of invasive syndromes, such as meningitis, epiglottitis, and pneumonia.
Influenza is a virus that causes the disease influenza.
Haemophilus influenzae received its name in 1920, to acknowledge its historical association with influenza. The viral cause of influenza was not discovered until 1933. College students who live in on-campus housing appear to be at slightly increased risk of meningococcal disease compared to persons of the same age who live off campus. Neither ACIP nor the AAP recommends that college students be routinely given meningococcal vaccine. However, they recommend that clinicians inform and educate students and parents about the risk of meningococcal disease and the existence of a safe and effective vaccine and immunize students at their request or if educational institutions require it for admission.