Influenza B strain confirmed
Executive Summary
FDA's Vaccines & Related Biological Products Advisory Committee unanimously confirms its selection of Yamagata lineage Shanghai/361/2002-like influenza B strain for 2004-2005 vaccine by teleconference March 17. In February, the committee said the two influenza A strains in next season's flu vaccine should be a New Caledonia/20/1999 (H1N1)-like strain and a Fujian/411/2002 (H3N2)-like strain, but delayed a final decision on influenza B (1"The Pink Sheet" Feb. 23, 2004, p. 32)...