1st-Ever Flu Vaccine for Home Use Gets FDA Approval
At-home flu vaccine approved by FDA — what to know
People could previously get the nasal spray flu vaccine, called FluMist, from a health care provider, but now they can administer it themselves.
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FDA Approves Self-Administration of Influenza Vaccine FluMist
The FDA has approved at-home self- or caregiver-administration of FluMist (influenza vaccine live, intranasal).
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FluMist contains a weakened form of live flu virus strains and is sprayed into the nose. “The nasal spray is a live vaccine so it's only indicated to give to healthy individuals who don't have any immunocompromising condition,” Edler said. FluMist is recommended for anyone between the ages of two and 49.
FDA approves first self-administered flu vaccine spray
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it had broadened the approval of the FluMist nasal spray to become the first "self-administered" influenza vaccine — though a delay in the change means the vaccine will not be available to ship to homes until next year's flu season at the earliest.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home flu vaccine that people can self-administer.
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