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Pediatricians Give Thumbs-Down to FluMist Flu Vaccine
Pediatricians Give Thumbs-Down to FluMist Flu Vaccine
Pediatricians gave a final thumbs-down Tuesday to the only needle-free flu vaccine on the market, saying they do not recommend the FluMist vaccine for kids this year.It's a symbolic rejection: Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have already recommended against FluMist nasal spray vaccine for this season, saying it has barely protected against influenza for the past few years.Distribution companies are not even offering it to pharmacies or clinics and clinics have not been ordering it.
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CDC Says Kids Should Get Injectable, Not Nasal, Vaccine To Fight The Flu This Year
CDC Says Kids Should Get Injectable, Not Nasal, Vaccine To Fight The Flu This Year
Every year the Centers for Disease Control releases new recommendations about vaccination against influenza, because every year the viruses that cause the illness change.That means the vaccines against the virus have to change too.Some populations, like the elderly or very young children, are particularly at risk for developing complications if they get "the flu," so the vaccine recommendations for them are very important.
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Nasal Flu Vaccine Ineffective, American Academy of Pediatrics Says
Nasal Flu Vaccine Ineffective, American Academy of Pediatrics Says
The nasal spray version of the flu vaccine has for years been the go-to for parents whose children are afraid of needles, but this year the nation's leading pediatrics group is advising parents against it.In a policy statement released Tuesday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the group recommended children over six months old receive the flu shot rather than the FluMist vaccine, which federal health officials have recently discovered was not effective in preventing the flu during the past three seasons.About a third of children who are vaccinated against the flu each year receive FluMist.
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