The Independent: AstraZeneca develops flu vaccine in spray form
The FluMist vaccine can be used by people aged two to 49 years.
European company AstraZeneca has developed a nasal spray FluMist, a flu vaccine. Doctors have developed a flu vaccine in the form of a nasal spray. This is reported by The Independent.
“The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first flu vaccine in the form of a nasal spray that can be administered by the patient,” writes editionThe publication added that the vaccine can be used by people from two (with the help of a guardian) to 49 years old.
The FluMist vaccine was first approved by the FDA in 2003 and was used by people aged 5 to 49 to prevent influenza. In 2007, the spray was also available for children aged 2 to 5. The vaccine currently costs between $35 and $45 per dose. FluMist will be available with a prescription from online pharmacies in the fall of 2025.
Earlier, the Sverdlovsk Region Information Policy Department reported that the region had received a large batch of flu vaccine in the form of 580 thousand doses. Over the past month, 77% of the total stock was used up.
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The European company AstraZeneca has developed a nasal spray FluMist, a flu vaccine. Doctors have developed a flu vaccine in the form of a nasal spray. This is reported by The Independent. “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first flu vaccine in the form of a nasal spray that can be administered by the patient himself,” the publication writes. The publication added that the vaccine can be used by people from two (with the help of a guardian) to 49 years old. The FluMist vaccine was first approved by the FDA in 2003 and was used by people from five to 49 years old to prevent flu. In 2007, children from two to five years old could also use the spray. Now the price of one dose of the vaccine is from $35 to $45. FluMist will be available with a prescription in online pharmacies in the fall of 2025. Earlier, the Sverdlovsk Region Information Policy Department reported that the region had received a large batch of flu vaccine in the form of 580 thousand doses. Over the past month, 77% of the total stock was used up.
