H1N1 Nasal Spray Vaccine 2009 FAQ

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Influenza A (H1N1) Monovalent Nasal-Spray Flu Vaccine (Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine [LAIV]

• Nasal spray (swine) flu vaccine overview
• 2009 H1N1 nasal spray vaccine and the seasonal nasal spray vaccine
• Individuals who can be vaccinated with the H1N1 nasal-spray flu vaccine (LAIV)
• Individuals who should not be vaccinated with the H1N1 nasal-spray flu vaccine
• Breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women and the H1N1 nasal-spray flu vaccine
• Nasal-spray flu vaccine, ill patients, passing the vaccine virus to others, and immunocompromised patients
• Side effects associated with the nasal-spray flu vaccine
• Effectiveness of the nasal-spray seasonal flu vaccine
• When to give the H1N1 nasal-spray flu vaccine
• Storage of the nasal-spray flu vaccine stored
• Administering the H1N1 nasal-flu vaccine
• H1N1 nasal spray flu vaccine and thimerosal?
• The nasal spray flu vaccine and flu
• The makers of the nasal spray vaccine
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There are two types of flu vaccine: the flu shot and the nasal spray vaccine. Both types of vaccine are being made against 2009 H1N1. The nasal spray flu vaccine (sometimes called LAIV for Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine) is a vaccine made with live, weakened viruses that cannot grow at normal body temperature and is given via a nasal sprayer. This vaccine was approved for seasonal influenza viruses in 2003 and tens of millions of doses of the vaccine have been given in the United States.

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