as mentioned in fox4kc
Public health officials, doctors concerned that more kids won't get flu vaccine this year
Public health officials, doctors concerned that more kids won't get flu vaccine this year
Please enable Javascript to watch this videoKANSAS CITY, Mo.-- More than one-third of kids didn't get vaccinated against flu last year.Public health officials are concerned that more won't get protection this year even though there's enough vaccine.
as well heraldnet
Nasal spray not being used for flu vaccine this year
Nasal spray not being used for flu vaccine this year
EVERETT — Parents: Prepare for a big selling job, a pitch to make to your kids.This year, there's no FluMist , the flu vaccine administered through the nose.So there's only one option, getting a vaccine with the help of a sharp needle — the old fashioned flu shot.
moreover from foxbaltimore
Nasal flu vaccine not as effective as shots, researchers say
Nasal flu vaccine not as effective as shots, researchers say
BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Protecting children from the flu this year will be just a tiny bit more painful.The nasal spray version of the flu vaccine will not be available this year -- and some Maryland schools are cancelling flu clinics as a result.Experts are cautioning parents that the need to vaccinate against flu is still critical -- even if it means a needle.
by the same token on syracuse
Advocates fear fewer kids will get flu vaccine because shots now only option
Advocates fear fewer kids will get flu vaccine because shots now only option
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Flu vaccine advocates are worried fewer children will get immunized this season because shots, not nasal spray vaccine, are being recommended by the government.Nasal spray, administered to about one-third of U.S. children in previous flu seasons, should not be used because it was not effective during the 2015-2016 flu season, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."I know a lot of kids don't like shots and some adults don't either," said Serese Marotta of Baldwinsville, chief operating officer of Families Fighting Flu, a national group of parents of kids who have died or suffered complications from the flu.
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