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Nasal flu vaccine to make a comeback

By Kimberly Leonard
Published February 21, 2018 7:32pm ET
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Nasal flu vaccine to make a comeback
In this 2005 file photo, Danielle Holland reacts as she is given a FluMist influenza vaccination in St. Leonard, Md. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, voted 12-2 Wednesday to recommend that doctors administer the flu vaccine via nasal spray. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File) | Chris Gardner

Federal health officials are opening the doors for doctors to once again administer the flu vaccine through a nasal spray beginning next flu season.

The spray, known as FluMist, had been largely unused in the U.S. beginning in 2016 because officials determined it was less effective than the flu shot. The FluMist option was particularly popular among children and adults who are afraid of needles.

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