Dosing and Administration

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (CDC/ACIP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Children aged <9 years who are receiving influenza vaccine for the first time or who were vaccinated for the first time last season, but only received 1 dose, should have 2 doses of vaccine, at least 4 weeks apart.”8

Do not administer FluMist to children <24 months of age due to an increased risk of hospitalization and wheezing that was observed in clinical trials.

• Dosing

  A convenient chart showing appropriate dosing schedules for FluMist, based on age group and flu vaccination status.

• Administration Guidelines for FluMist

  Five simple steps, with illustrations, for administering FluMist to patients.