Swine Flu Vaccine: First Doses to be Nose Spray

The FDA approved the vaccination for the H1N1 or Swine Flu, the other day. Health officials now say the first doses of the vaccine will be in the form of a nasal spray.

By: Randi Hempel | WSAV-TV
Published: September 18, 2009

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ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say the first doses of swine flu
vaccine will be the nasal spray version.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that
about 3.4 million doses of nasal spray vaccine will be available
the first week of October.
The government expects 195 million doses will be shipped out by
the end of the year, most of them shots.
The nasal spray is approved for ages 2 to 49. It's not
recommended for some of the people at most risk from severe swine
flu complications. That includes pregnant women, children younger
than 2, and people with asthma and other chronic respiratory
diseases.