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WASHINGTON (AP) - Toddlers may soon be able to get their flu vaccine by a spritz to the nose instead of a jab to the skin.
Federal health advisers unanimously agreed Wednesday that a nasal spray flu vaccine both is safe and works in children 2 and older. The vaccine, made by MedImmune Inc., is called FluMist.
FluMist is currently approved for use in healthy people ages 5 to 49. The Gaithersburg, Md. company seeks expanded Food and Drug Administration approval for use in children ages 1 to 5 without a history of wheezing or asthma.
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