Inhaled flu vaccine safe when used as directed
7th Dec 2005, 18:34 GMT
Few serious side effects have been reported since the inhaled flu vaccine FluMist became available nationwide two years ago. About 2.5 million people in the United States have received FluMist, which is intended for healthy people ages 5 to 49. Of 460 "adverse events" possibly linked to the vaccine and voluntarily reported to the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System through August, 40 were considered serious, including breathing problems in asthma patients and life-threatening allergic reactions.
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