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With the approval, the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine [LAIV] returns to the national market after a two-season absence, and is recommended by the CDC for use by non-pregnant individuals, 2 ...
From 2010 to 2023, the CDC estimates that 9.3 million to 41 million people were infected with seasonal influenza annually, 100,000 to 710,000 people were hospitalized and 4,900 to 51,000 people ...
The nasal spray, FluMist, is a live attenuated influenza vaccine. Though the viruses in FluMist are live, they have been weakened -- attenuated, in medical terms -- and work by ...
If you dread the needle, impress your parents by letting them know you’d prefer the “intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine” — and the American Academy of Pediatrics which had not ...
During the 2016 to 2017 and 2017 to 2018 flu seasons, the AAP recommended using the injected vaccine over the nasal spray with the exception of children who refuse the shot. This ...
The nasal spray, FluMist, is a live attenuated influenza vaccine. Though the viruses in FluMist are live, they have been weakened -- attenuated, in medical terms -- and work by ...