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    Fall Weather Headed Your Way? Time For Flu Shots

    The American Academy of Pediatrics reminds us that shots — not a nasal spray — are the most effective way to protect kids 6 months and older against the flu.
    by Tara Haelle Sep 04, 2017 3 minutes
    Doctors say don't delay getting the flu shot this year.

    The arrival of a new school year and cooler temperatures also means the arrival of flu vaccines in doctors' offices, pharmacies, clinics, work places, and school campuses. With flu season on its way, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued updated recommendations Monday for the flu vaccine — but without the needle-free option so many parents were hoping for.

    Parents and pediatricians both may be dismayed to hear that the FluMist nasal vaccine is once again not recommended.

    "It's a disappointment that it wasn't as effective as we thought it was going to be, and it's a disappointment, executive director of digital health at Seattle Children's Hospital. Scientists that FluMist it did not infections in 2013-2014 and 2015-2016, and was weak against other strains.

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