Flumist

[Anonymous]

I took the kids to get their flu vaccines today. We were all set to get the shots but DS (5.5) begged for the spray (like last year) and I let him make the choice. DD and I went ahead with the shot. Suddenly I'm second-guessing my decision to allow my son to get the mist and worrying because he has a greater chance of developing symptoms from the flumist (or spreading it to others). Am I being silly? He had no reaction to the H1N1 flumist vaccine last year and didn't spread it to anyone else, but I'm kind of kicking myself for not insisting he get the shot. Would love some reassurance!

[Anonymous]

Actually, research shows that FluMist is better at preventing flu than the shot for children. The opposite is true for adults. I think that outweighs the risks associated (In my opinion).

Results are in a bunch of news stories if you google and it appeared in NEJM.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe078003

[Anonymous]

We are gettting FluMist for the kids. I like the fact that it's preservative-free.

[Anonymous]

My kids always get Flumist and we've never had a bad reaction.

[Anonymous]

It's not that great a chance, even if it is greater. Life is full of real risks. This is a very small one.

[Anonymous]

Flumist may not have Thimerisol, but it does have MSG...squirted directly into the nose with absorbtion into the brain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flumist may not have Thimerisol, but it does have MSG...squirted directly into the nose with absorbtion into the brain.

The blood in your nose doesn't go straight to your brain. It goes back to your heart with the rest of the blood in your body.

Who comes up with this stuff?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flumist may not have Thimerisol, but it does have MSG...squirted directly into the nose with absorbtion into the brain.

The blood in your nose doesn't go straight to your brain. It goes back to your heart with the rest of the blood in your body.

Who comes up with this stuff?

Of course it absorbs into the brain. Everything that goes into your body affects the brain. Snorting MSG is no different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flumist may not have Thimerisol, but it does have MSG...squirted directly into the nose with absorbtion into the brain.

The blood in your nose doesn't go straight to your brain. It goes back to your heart with the rest of the blood in your body.

Who comes up with this stuff?

Of course it absorbs into the brain. Everything that goes into your body affects the brain. Snorting MSG is no different.

I didn't say that it doesn't make it to the brain. I said it doesn't go "straight" to your brain, which clearly was the implication of the previous poster, otherwise why point it out when, as you say, everything that goes into your body affects the brain. Not to mention how the amount of MSG is so small compared to a dish prepared with MSG.

If you want to respond, why not come back with some information on how the miniscule MSG amount via nasal route actually is harmful?