according to calgaryherald
FluMist vaccine will continue to be available this flu season
FluMist vaccine will continue to be available this flu season
The FluMist vaccine is still an option for kids in Canada — Alberta included — despite getting a thumbs-down in the U.S.It's just not as strongly recommended as it once was.Alberta Health said it will follow the lead of Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization.The committee completed a review of the nasal spray flu vaccine, Alberta Health said, and found it to be a safe and effective product.
moreover from wjhg
Experts recommend kids stick to the traditional flu vaccine this year
Experts recommend kids stick to the traditional flu vaccine this year
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) strongly recommends children under 18 to get the traditional flu shot instead of the flu mist nasal spray this year.The nose spray has the live virus, and according to the Department of Health, doctors originally thought it would give people more protection.Experts say children who got the spray last year didn't have immunity against the flu they should have had.
furthermore cbs19
Centers for Disease Control finds nasal flu vaccine ineffective
Centers for Disease Control finds nasal flu vaccine ineffective
The Centers for Disease Control is withdrawing it's recommendation of the nasal flu vaccine this year.The move follows new data that suggests the spray is not effective against several of the more dangerous strains of influenza.That's why Pharmacist David Davis is telling East Texas families to get the flu shot over the "ouchless" nasal spray.
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