Alberta Health Services (AHS) will continue to recommend FluMist for children, even though recent studies suggest the nasal spray vaccine may not protect kids from H1N1.
According to the Centre for Disease Control in the U.S., preliminary results from three studies found FluMist had little or no effect in protecting children from H1N1 – the most common flu virus in circulation last year.
An AHS spokesperson said the findings are unexpected but that it is standing by the spray vaccine, adding it does protect children from the most common virus in circulation this year, H3N2.
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Parents can also chose to have their children vaccinated by injection; research has shown flu shots do provide protection against H1N1.
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