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• Flu Vaccine Only About 50% Effective This Year: CDC

  February 21, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  This year's flu vaccine formulation appears to be only about 50% effective, according to a new CDC report.

• FluMist Vaccine Not Recommended This Season For Children: Pediatricians

  September 7, 2016

  Russell Maas

  A national pediatricians industry group is warning parents to avoid the FluMist nasal spray and opt for more traditional vaccine shots for their children after studies found that the FluMist was ineffective in preventing the flu in children.

• FluMist Spray Vaccine Ineffective At Actually Preventing Flu, CDC Warns

  June 24, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of CDC experts has voted not to recommend the FluMist nasal vaccine, saying it only had a 3% effectiveness among children last year.