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Panel: Flu spray better than shots for young kids

By Mike Stobbe
Published June 25, 2014 8:31pm ET
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Panel: Flu spray better than shots for young kids
FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2005 file photo, Danielle Holland reacts as she is given a new FluMist influenza vaccination in St. Leonard, Md. A Federal advisory panel agreed on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, to tell doctors that FluMist nasal spray is a bit better at preventing flu in healthy young kids. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File) | Chris Gardner

ATLANTA (AP) — When it comes to flu vaccines, a federal panel says a squirt in the nose is better than a shot in the arm for young children.

The advisory panel voted Wednesday to advise doctors that FluMist nasal spray is a bit better at preventing flu in healthy young kids. The recommendation is specific to ages 2 through 8 only.

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