Let us discuss how effective is the vaccine against swine flu and other flu viral diseases. What are flu viruses? Does the nasal spray vaccine protect against? All nasal spray flu vaccines for the 2018-2019 season will contain four flu viruses: an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus and two influenza B viruses.
Are any of the available flu vaccines recommended over the others? For the 2018-2019 flu season, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends annual influenza vaccination for everyone 6 months and older with any licensed age-appropriate flu vaccine including inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV), recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV4) or live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV4) with no preference expressed for any one vaccine over another. Who can be vaccinated with the nasal spray flu vaccine? The nasal spray is approved for use in…
