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Flu spray is better than shot for kids: Study finds product is more effective in children under 5.
Byline: Dennis O'Brien
Feb. 15--A nasal spray marketed by Gaithersburg-based Med- Immune Inc. appears to be more effective than flu shots in protecting children under 5, according to a major study published today. "It's good news. We need it, we need a new flu vaccine for children," said Dr. Neal A. Halsey, director of the Institute for Vaccine Safety at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was not involved in the study. Researchers gave either flu shots or the company's Flu- Mist nasal spray to almost 8,000 young children in 2004 and found that of the nearly 500 children who caught the flu, those given shots caught it twice as often. The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, was funded by Med- Immune, which is trying to persuade the Food and Drug Administration to approve FluMist for use by children…
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