lucelvax, sale the preservative and antibiotic free vaccine manufactured by Novartis, here is now available for consumers in Richmond at select Martin’s locations.
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WHERE: Martin’s
3460 Pump Road
Richmond, VA 23233
CONTACT: Kate Hardin
BACKGROUND: Every year, millions of Americans get sick from the flu and with flu season right around the corner, the CDC advocates that the best way to help prevent the flu is to get a flu shot each year. Flucelvax, the new flu vaccine option manufactured by Novartis, was the first influenza vaccine manufactured using cell-based technology to be approved by the FDA. The vaccine was made using a process that uses cells, rather than eggs, which are used to develop most traditional flu vaccines. Flucelvax does not contain preservatives or antibiotics.
About Seasonal Influenza
Seasonal influenza is a highly communicable, acute viral infection that predominantly attacks the respiratory tract and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness and can sometimes lead to complications and death. The number of people in the US who die every year from influenza and its complications could be comparable to the more than 40,000 people in the US who die each year from breast cancer, and to about half of the estimated 73,000 people who die annually of diabetes and its complications each year in the US.
