Fluzone® High-Dose Southern Hemisphere Influenza Vaccine
Please read this information sheet before getting Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine. This summary is not intended to take the place of talking with your healthcare provider. If you have questions or would like more information, please talk with your healthcare provider.
What is Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine?
Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere is a vaccine that helps protect against influenza illness (flu).
Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine is for people 65 years of age and older.
Vaccination with Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine may not protect all people who receive the vaccine.
Who should not get Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine?
You should not get Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine if you:
- ever had a severe allergic reaction to eggs or egg products.
- ever had a severe allergic reaction after getting any influenza vaccine.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had:
- Guillain-Barré syndrome (severe muscle weakness) after getting an influenza vaccine.
- problems with your immune system as the immune response may be diminished.
How is Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine given?
Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine is given as an injection into the muscle.
What are the possible side effects of Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine?
The most common side effects of Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine are:
- pain, redness, and swelling where you got the injection
- muscle ache
- tiredness
- headache
These are not all of the possible side effects of Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine. Ask your healthcare provider about other side effects.
Call your healthcare provider for advice about any side effects that concern you. You may report side effects to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) at 1-800-822-7967 or
vaers.hhs.gov.
Why should I get Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine instead of Fluzone vaccine?
An efficacy study in adults 65 years of age and older has demonstrated that Fluzone High-Dose vaccine offers better protection against influenza than Fluzone vaccine. The vaccines used in this study were made in the same way as Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine.
What are the ingredients in Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine?
Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere vaccine contains 3 killed influenza virus strains. There is no live influenza virus in Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere. Fluzone High-Dose Southern Hemisphere cannot cause influenza.
Inactive ingredients include formaldehyde and octylphenol ethoxylate.
Manufactured by: Sanofi Vaccines US Inc.
Swiftwater, PA 18370 USA