Giving children ages 2 to 8 the flu vaccine via a nasal spray offers better protection than the traditional shot. [s]Health24[/s] reports that according to the [b]US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine[/b] advisory panel’s review of available studies, young children who get the nasal spritz are about half as likely to develop the illness compared to those getting the traditional flu shot. An expert in infectious disease, Dr Marc Siegel of [b]NYU Langone Medical Centre[/b] says, ‘Kids don't like shots, so the spray is a perfect alternative.’
[link url=http://www.health24.com/News/Nasal-spray-beats-needle-for-flu-vaccine-20140627]Full Health24 report[/link]
[link url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6207a1.htm]Advisory Panel review [/link]