The following priority groups for vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccine
this season are considered to be of equal importance and are:
* all children aged 6–23 months;
* adults aged 65 years and older;
* persons aged 2–64 years with underlying chronic medical conditions;
* all women who will be pregnant during the influenza season;
* residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities;
* children aged 6 months–18 years on chronic aspirin therapy;
* health-care workers involved in direct patient care; and
* out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of children aged <6 months.
Other Vaccination Recommendations
* Persons in priority groups identified above should be encouraged to search
locally for vaccine if their regular health-care provider does not have vaccine
available.
* Intranasally administered, live, attenuated influenza vaccine, if available,
should be encouraged for healthy persons who are aged 5–49 years and
are not pregnant, including health-care workers (except those who care for
severely immunocompromised patients in special care units) and persons caring
for children aged <6 months.
* Certain children aged <9 years require 2 doses of vaccine if they have
not previously been vaccinated. All children at high risk for complications
from influenza, including those aged 6–23 months, who present for vaccination,
should be vaccinated with a first or second dose, depending on vaccination
status. However, doses should not be held in reserve to ensure that 2 doses
will be available. Instead, available vaccine should be used to vaccinate persons
in priority groups on a first-come, first-serve basis.
* Persons in priority groups identified above should be encouraged
to search locally for vaccine if their regular health-care provider does not
have vaccine
available.
* Intranasally administered, live, attenuated influenza vaccine, if available,
should be encouraged for healthy persons who are aged 5–49 years and
are not pregnant, including health-care workers (except those who care for
severely immunocompromised patients in special care units) and persons caring
for children aged <6 months.
* Certain children aged <9 years require 2 doses of vaccine if they have
not previously been vaccinated. All children at high risk for complications
from influenza, including those aged 6–23 months, who present for vaccination,
should be vaccinated with a first or second dose, depending on vaccination
status. However, doses should not be held in reserve to ensure that 2 doses
will be available. Instead, available vaccine should be used to vaccinate persons
in priority groups on a first-come, first-serve basis.
