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The influenza vaccines are inactivated vaccines. They are developed from
either "split"
viruses
or vaccinating subunits containing major antigenic proteins, hemagglutinin and
neuraminidase. The vaccines contain type B and the two sub-types of virus A in
circulation. The fact that the
virus is constantly mutating means that a new vaccine must be produced
every year.
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