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I know a lot of you are considering purchasing H1N1 vaccines for your personnel.   Please read this important update and be sure and check the dates on the vaccines.  Briefly:

1. Sanofi Pasteur (the manufacturer) is shortening the expiration period of all its 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in pre-filled syringes that are not included in either of the two previous Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 vaccine recalls (See Non-Safety-Related Voluntary Recall of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 Vaccine in Pre-filled Syringes Questions & Answers (February 2010) and Non-Safety-Related Voluntary Recall of Certain Lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 Pediatric (0.25 mL, for 6-35 month olds) Vaccine in Pre-Filled Syringes Questions & Answers (December 2009)).

2. What is the new expiration date?

   All lots of monovalent 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in pre-filled syringes manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur, not included in the two earlier recalls, should now be administered by February 15, 2010 regardless of the expiration imprinted on the package

3. Here is the link to the full article. http://www.flu.gov/individualfamily/vaccination/expiration_qa.html