FDA Approves H1N1 Vaccines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Sept. 16 that it approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccines will be distributed nationally after the initial lots become available, which are expected within the next four weeks. Vaccines against three seasonal virus strains are already available. For more information on the seasonal flu, visit the flu.gov website. For more information on the H1N1 flu, visit the Centers for Disease Control's 2009 H1N1 (Swine) Flu webpage.