It's OK to use nasal spray flu vaccine again, US panel says
February 22, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — It's OK for doctors to start using a kid-friendly nasal spray flu vaccine again, a federal panel said Wednesday.
Two years ago, the advisory group pulled its recommendation for FluMist vaccine after research found it wasn't working against swine flu, the kind of flu that was making most people sick then. But the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices voted 12-2 Wednesday to recommend the nasal spray as an option for next winter's flu season.
An official from AstraZeneca, the company that makes FluMist, said the problem with the vaccine has been identified and correct...
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