What are the reasons to NOT do the flu mist?

[Anonymous]

Thanks all, very helpful.

[Anonymous]

We get shots. Fwiw, this is the first year the cdc has recommended the mist over the shot...coincidentally, there's a massive shortage of the pediatric shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We get shots. Fwiw, this is the first year the cdc has recommended the mist over the shot...coincidentally, there's a massive shortage of the pediatric shot.

Yes, this is why my three year old got the mist - our pediatrician ran out of the shot. But happy news is that the mist was painless and she had zero reaction to the mist. I also got the mist because my doctor's office ran out of the shot as well and wasn't getting more until November. Didn't want to take my chances. I also had no symptoms following the mist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We get shots. Fwiw, this is the first year the cdc has recommended the mist over the shot...coincidentally, there's a massive shortage of the pediatric shot.

+1. This year's push to give mist to 2-8 yo is not about it being the best for them. They are just trying to conserve shots.

[Anonymous]

How do you go about getting one at cvs? Target? Do you make an appt or just walk up to the pharmacy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you go about getting one at cvs? Target? Do you make an appt or just walk up to the pharmacy?

Just walk in.

[Anonymous]

My kids just got the mist too since ped had no shots. My youngest didn't like the sensation so didn't breathe in afterwards, and I hope that's okay and it still worked.
That's not something I had to worry about with the shot.
But they got mist on Monday and no side effects so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The doctors say it doesn't matter, but I'm not keen on giving my kids the live virus and risking the chance of them dealing with mild flu symptoms as a result of the mist. We go with the shot.

this. we did the mist one year for my son, then age four i believe, he was sick less than a week later. really sick. i can't prove that it was the mist of course but it hasn't happened since with the following years being the preservative free shot.