Any prime-boost mix of injected or spray flu vaccine shields toddlers: Broadest immune response from nasal spray vaccine, study finds
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Children younger than 3 years old receive the same protective antibody response from the recommended two doses of licensed seasonal influenza vaccines regardless of whether the two doses are injected by needle, inhaled through a nasal spray or provided through one dose of each in any order, according to researchers. Doctors usually give young children two matching vaccines, and one goal of the study was to determine whether giving two different types of vaccines works just as well.