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3VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENT
Influenza Vaccine
(Flu Vaccine, Live,
Many Vaccine Information Statements are
Intranasal)
available in Spanish and other languages.
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Injectable flu vaccines are described in a separate
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Why get vaccinated?
Vaccine Information Statement.
Flu vaccination is recommended every year. Some
Influenza (“flu”) is a contagious disease that spreads
children 6 months through 8 years of age might need two
around the United States every winter, usually between
doses during one year.
October and May.
Flu viruses are always changing. Each year’s flu vaccine
Flu is caused by influenza viruses, and is spread mainly
is made to protect against viruses that are likely to cause
by coughing, sneezing, and close contact.
disease that year. LAIV protects against 4 different
Anyone can get flu, but the risk of getting flu is highest
influenza viruses. Flu vaccine cannot prevent all cases of
among children. Symptoms come on suddenly and may
flu, but it is the best defense against the disease.
last several days. They can include:
It takes about 2 weeks for protection to develop after
• fever/chills
vaccination, and protection lasts several months to a
• sore throat
year.
• muscle aches
• fatigue
Some illnesses that are not caused by influenza virus are
• cough
often mistaken for flu. Flu vaccine will not prevent these
• headache
illnesses. It can only prevent influenza.
• runny or stuffy nose
LAIV may be given to people 2 through 49 years of
Flu can make some people much sicker than others.
age. It may safely be given at the same time as other
These people include young children, people 65 and
vaccines.
older, pregnant women, and people with certain health
LAIV does not contain thimerosal or other preservatives.
conditions – such as heart, lung or kidney disease,
nervous system disorders, or a weakened immune
Some people should not get
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system. Flu vaccination is especially important for these
this vaccine
people, and anyone in close contact with them.
Flu can also lead to pneumonia, and make existing
Tell the person who gives you the vaccine:
medical conditions worse. It can cause diarrhea and
• If you have any severe, life-threatening allergies,
seizures in children.
including (for example) an allergy to gelatin or
Each year thousands of people in the United States die
antibiotics. If you ever had a life-threatening allergic
from flu, and many more are hospitalized.
reaction after a dose of flu vaccine, or have a severe
allergy to any part of this vaccine, you should not get
Flu vaccine is the best protection against flu and its
vaccinated.
complications. Flu vaccine also helps prevent spreading
• If you ever had Guillain-Barré Syndrome (a severe
flu from person to person.
paralyzing illness, also called GBS). Some people
with a history of GBS should not get this vaccine. This
Live, attenuated flu
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should be discussed with your doctor.
vaccine — LAIV, Nasal Spray
• If you have long-term health problems, such as
certain heart, breathing, kidney, liver, or nervous
You are getting a live, attenuated influenza vaccine
system problems, your doctor can help you decide if
(called LAIV), which is sprayed into the nose.
you should get LAIV.
“Attenuated” means weakened. The viruses in the
vaccine have been weakened so they won’t give you the
flu.
There are other “inactivated” and “recombinant” flu
vaccines that do not contain live virus. These “flu shots”
are given by injection with a needle.
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