FluMist is the first vaccine to prevent influenza, more commonly known as the flu, that does not need to be administered by a ...

The FDA has approved the at-home use of FluMist, a nasal spray flu vaccine, available in fall 2025. Effective for healthy people aged 2 to 49, it offers a needle-free option but isn't suitable for ...

The FDA has approved an at-home nasal flu vaccine. FluMist will be available through an online pharmacy for people ages 2-49. However, it is not for the very young, older adults, or the ...

Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and the former White House Covid-19 response coordinator, said at the time that a self-administered flu vaccine option could be ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved FluMist — the nasal spray flu vaccine — for home use by a patient or adult caregiver. Dr. Nicole Saphier and Dr. Marc Siegel weigh in.

In a statement published Sept. 20, the FDA announced that it had approved the nasal spray influenza vaccine, called FluMist, for use at home. This allows people ages 18 to 49 to self-administer ...

FluMist is the only nasal flu vaccine, but it is not new. The FDA approved it in 2003 for people 5 to 49 years old before expanding eligibility in 2007 to children as young as 2 years old — ...

The FDA has approved an at-home nasal flu vaccine. FluMist will be available through an online pharmacy for people ages 2-49. However, it is not for the very young, older adults, or the ...

A recombinant flu vaccine (Flublok) contains no eggs and was recently approved for use in individuals aged 9 years or older ...

FluMist is the first vaccine to prevent influenza that does not need to be administered by a healthcare provider, the regulator said. The flu is a common and contagious respiratory disease caused ...

The advisory panel first voted, with one abstention, to back the usual U.S. recommendation that nearly everyone age 6 months ...

The FluMist vaccine, manufactured by AstraZeneca, had previously been approved back in 2003 to be given by health care providers similar to other flu shots.