In order to avoid a repetition of last year’s H1N1 epidemic, the Food and Drug Administration has decided to include a H1N1 virus in the 2010-11 vaccine. Dr. Fryhofer, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and a Member of the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health, said, "This will make vaccine strategies much simpler so we can focus on getting people vaccinated and protected rather than trying to figure out which group they're in or should they get the vaccine now or later".

On Feb. 23, the FDA had declared that an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like virus would be included in next season's flu vaccine.

An A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like virus and a B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus will also be added in the upcoming influenza vaccine.

After Federal Panel's suggestion to administer next season's flu vaccine to almost all Americans, the FDA took this step.

According to the CDC, earlier, 85% of the population was recommended vaccination. Healthy people age 19 to 49 were evaded, unless they were in touch with people who were at high risk for the flu.

CDC Spokesman, Tom Skinner said, "The 2009 H1N1 pandemic showed us that elderly people aren't necessarily the only ones at high risk for serious consequences of influenza. The committee thought the time was now to really recommend everyone get a flu vaccine".