FluZone Prefilled Syringe for Children Contains Mercury: no mercury Patient Age: 6 months and older Shot or Mist: shot Manufacturer: Sanofi Pasteur Safe If Pregnant: consult your physician Places to Buy PRICE BuyersGuide.com has no affiliation with the listed retailers. Do you sell this product for less? Add your site here Side effects to Fluzone vaccine are soreness at the injection site that can last up to 2 days, pain, and swelling; fever, fatigue, and muscular pain. Other side effects may occur. Fluzone vaccine should not be administered to anyone with a history of serious allergic reaction to any vaccine component, including eggs, egg products, or thimerosal (the only Fluzone vaccine product containing thimerosal is the multi-dose vial), or to persons who have been previously diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). If you notice any other problems or symptoms following vaccination, please contact your health-care professional immediately. Vaccination with Fluzone vaccine may not protect all individuals. What are the risks of influenza vaccination? Mild: If these problems occur, they usually begin soon after being vaccinated and last 1 to 2 days Soreness, redness, or swelling at the injection site Fever Aches Tiredness Severe: Life-threatening allergic reactions are very rare; these types of reactions usually occur within a few minutes or a few hours after vaccination Serious problems from influenza vaccines are rare; however, as with any vaccine, adverse reactions may occur Characteristics of Fluzone vaccine Fluzone vaccine contains three inactivated (killed) influenza viruses: type A (H1N1), type A (H3N2), and type B. Fluzone vaccine is a split virus vaccine; this type of vaccine is generally associated with fewer adverse reactions in children Fluzone vaccine viruses are grown in chicken eggs and the final product contains small amounts of egg protein; therefore, it should not be given to anyone with hypersensivity to eggs or egg products Fluzone vaccine is available in both pediatric (0.25mL per dose) and adult (0.5mL per dose) formulations Fluzone vaccine is available with no thimerosal as a preservative (prefilled syringe) and with thimerosal as a preservative (multi-dose vial) All presentations of Fluzone vaccine are latex free Dosage Information: Prefilled syringe, 0.25 mL, no preservative, pediatric dose, distinguished by a pink syringe plunger rod