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No doctor necessary: US okays nasal spray flu vaccine for self-use

Starting next fall, AstraZeneca's FluMist, which was authorized in 2003 to be administered by a healthcare provider, will be available to ordinary Americans through an online pharmacy.

This handout image obtained September 20, 2024 courtesy of AstraZeneca shows the FDA approved intranasal FluMist Influenza vaccine. (Photo by AstraZeneca / AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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In a first, the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a nasal spray flu vaccine for self-administration.

Starting next fall, AstraZeneca's FluMist, which was authorized

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