Vaccination is carried out annually in the autumn-winter period. It is possible to vaccinate at the beginning of an epidemic rise in the incidence of influenza.
Children older than 3 years, adolescents and adults are given a vaccine intramuscularly or deeply subcutaneously in the upper third of the outer surface of the shoulder (in the deltoid muscle), children of younger age - in the anterolateral hip surface intramuscularly.
Children from 6 to 35 months inclusive - 0.25 ml twice with an interval of 3-4 weeks.
Children over 36 months and adults the vaccine is given once in a dose of 0.5 ml.
Earlier, not a flu and unvaccinated children, the vaccine can be injected twice with an interval of 3-4 weeks.
Patients with immunodeficiency and receiving immunosuppressive therapy it is possible to administer the vaccine twice in 0.5 ml at intervals of 3-4 weeks.
Before use, the vaccine should be allowed to reach room temperature and shaken well. Remove the protective cap from the needle and remove air from the syringe by holding it upright with a needle up and slowly pressing the piston.
For immunization of children, which shows the introduction of 0.25 ml (half dose) of vaccine necessary to remove half of the contents of the syringe by pushing the plunger to special risks marked on the syringe body, or to label red color applied to the label region, and enter the the remaining 0.25 ml.
Autopsy ampoules and vials, and the procedure of vaccination is carried out under strict aseptic and antiseptic rules: before opening the ampoule knife neck of the ampoule or vial stopper is rubbed with cotton wool soaked in 70% ethyl alcohol, opened ampoule or puncture needle rubber stopper of the vial, gaining vaccine of disposable syringe and remove excess air from the syringe. Alcohol rubs the skin at the injection site. The drug in the opened ampoule or vial is not subject to storage.
Precautions for use.
Do not administer intravenously. In the offices where the vaccination is carried out, it is necessary to have anti-shock therapy. The vaccinated should be monitored by a health worker within 30 minutes after immunization.