Getting the flu is more than just uncomfortable—it can actually cause serious health complications (and even death) for older ...

The flu shot uses an inactivated (dead) version of the flu to stimulate your immune system, while the nasal spray vaccine uses an attenuated (i.e. weakened) live virus, the CDC explains.

FluMist is a quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) administered as a nasal spray, says Ravi Jhaveri, M.D., division head and professor in infectious disease at Northwestern ...

The quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine — also known as the nasal spray vaccine — does not exacerbate asthma in children aged older than 4 years, according to data from a randomized ...

Current recommendations suggest children with asthma get an inactivated flu shot (the flu virus is dead) instead of the live nasal spray vaccine to avoid wheezing and a potential full-blown asthma ...

Researchers gave 1,952 adults aged 18 to 49 either an injected flu vaccine, a placebo injection, a flu vaccine nasal spray or a placebo nasal spray during the 2007-2008 flu season.

The nasal spray vaccine, or the live, attenuated influenza vaccine, is commonly known by its trade name, FluMist" and offers protection to healthy adults from 2 to 49 years old who are not pregnant.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its influenza vaccination recommendations, saying both the shot and nasal spray vaccines are acceptable for the 2019-2020 season.

In fact, last flu season (2015 to 2016), the nasal flu vaccine had no protective benefit for children ages 2 to 17.

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 ...

There was no difference in community protection against influenza when vaccinating children and adolescents with either intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine or inactivated influenza ...