This is due to possible complications from the weakened form of the live influenza virus it contains. The FluMist nasal spray is a live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). This means it is made ...

Pandemic influenza remains a significant global health threat, as signalled by the circulation and cross-species transmission of avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses from the clade 2.3.4.4b, including ...

It’s recommended that pregnant women get the flu shot—either the inactivated or recombinant vaccine—rather than the live ...

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 ...