Flu Question of the Week: Who can receive the nasal spray vaccine? Who shouldn't?
by Traci Bratton
Dr. Catherine Hough-Telford, a fellow in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases weighs in: "The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends seasonal influenza immunization for all children 6 months of age and older. There are two types of influenza vaccine: the intranasal flu vaccine and the injectable flu vaccine."