People could previously get the nasal spray flu vaccine, called FluMist, from a health care provider, but now they can administer it themselves.

There’s good news for those who are short on time when it comes to getting a flu shot. The FDA has approved the first ...

Next year’s flu season will have an additional option for people looking to protect themselves: a flu vaccine that can be ...

Since its initial US approval in 2003, 200 million doses of FluMist have been distributed globally. The new ...

Next year’s flu season will have an additional option for people looking to protect themselves: a flu vaccine that can be ...

FluMist has been sold at pharmacies for years, but now it will be available to use at home as early as next year.

FluMist itself is not new — the live attenuated influenza vaccine has had FDA approval for more than two decades. But the ability for adults to order the vaccine at home to administer to people ...

Initial data from clinical trials evaluating H5N1/H5N2 live-attenuated influenza vaccine suggest that immunization of unprimed subjects is not associated with a serologic response that is markedly ...

FluMist, a needle-free nasal spray influenza vaccine, has been approved by the FDA for self-administration in the US, making ...

The isolation of influenza virus 80 years ago in 1933 very quickly led to the development of the first generation of live-attenuated vaccines. The first inactivated influenza vaccine was ...

The nasal spray option could encourage more people who have fears of doctors or needles to inoculate themselves against the ...