Currently, children from six months to five years old are recommended to have a flu shot every year using the inactivated vaccine, which is administered as an intramuscular injection. Children over five years, if in a high risk group, should also be given the vaccination.
However, the new flu vaccination, administered as a nasal spray, is more efficient than the above vaccination. It is a live virus, not inactivated as currently used, and decreases the risk for flu by more than 50% as compared to the present vaccination.
It should be noted that children from six to 11 months did seem to have more wheezing associated with this form of the flu vaccine; therefore, it may be restricted for this group, and/or to others who have a history of asthma or wheezing.
It is not currently approved by the FDA, but is going through the approval cycle.
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