Inactivated influenza vaccine
Information about Inactivated influenza vaccine
Inactivated influenza vaccine Uses
Inactivated influenza vaccine is used to prevent influenza (flu).
How Inactivated influenza vaccine works
Inactivated influenza vaccine is an inactivated vaccine (made from a dead virus). It helps develop immunity by forming antibodies, which are proteins that protect against infection caused by viruses present in the vaccine.
Common side effects of Inactivated influenza vaccine
Headache, Weakness, Injection site allergic reaction, Bruise, Joint pain, Sweating, Shivering
Available Medicine for Inactivated influenza vaccine
InflugenLupin Ltd
₹7901 variant(s)
LupienzaLupin Ltd
₹7901 variant(s)
IbivacIndiabulls pharmaceutical ltd
₹7501 variant(s)
InfluenzaSerum Institute Of India Ltd
₹7381 variant(s)
Cadiflu-SCPL Biologicals Pvt Ltd
₹7801 variant(s)
VaxiFluZydus Cadila
₹18252 variant(s)
InfluvacAbbott
₹2222 to ₹24443 variant(s)
Zuvi FluZuventus Healthcare Ltd
₹668 to ₹12182 variant(s)
Expert advice for Inactivated influenza vaccine
- Your doctor will inject Inactivated influenza vaccine as an injection in the muscle of the upper arm or thigh muscle.
- Vaccination should be repeated in accordance with guidelines to protect you from the flu.
- It can take up to 2 weeks for the vaccine to work. Therefore, you could still develop the illness if you are exposed to flu immediately before or after your vaccination.
- The vaccine will not protect you against common cold, even though some of the symptoms are similar to flu.