intranasal vaccine

Answer: FluMist is a live, intranasal vaccine for the flu.

(The intranasal vaccine contains live virus, so it is not used during pregnancy.)

Both intramuscular and intranasal vaccines are available.

An intranasal vaccine exists for cats.

Consult your doctor before using this product if you have recently received certain live vaccines (e.g., varicella vaccine, influenza intranasal vaccine).

In September 2009 a LAIV intranasal vaccine for the novel H1N1 influenza virus was approved.

Recombinant technology has however been used to target the formation of vaccines for hPIV-1, 2 and 3 serotypes and has taken the form of several live-attenuated intranasal vaccines.

Thus, it is obvious that the tonsils have an important role to play in the defense of the host against bacterial and viral infections, and the success of regional mucosal immunity induced by intranasal vaccines most likely depends on these immunocompetent tissues in the oropharynx and nasopharynx.

In September 2009 a LAIV intransal vaccine for the novel H1N1 influenza virus was approved and the seasonal intranasal vaccine was approved by the European Medicines Agency for use in the European Union in 2011, though distribution will not likely begin until 2012.