Second Dose of H1N1

[Anonymous]

If my child received the flu mist for her first dose of H1N1 (last week), does her second dose of the H1N1 (due on 1 month) need to be the mist as well? If anyone can point to any documented source on this (CDC, etc) I'd appreciate it. My peds office is not taking calls w/ flu questions . . .

[Anonymous]

It doesn't have to be the same.
http://www.cdc.gov/FLU/about/qa/nasalspray.htm

[Anonymous]

OP here. I saw that as well, but it is only talking about the seasonal flu vaccine. I wasn't sure if the same theory applied to H1N1.

[Anonymous]

Hm, that's interesting. I have an expert (virologist, etc) in the family and he told me that if the first was the shot, the second must be the shot as well, or the immunities from the shot attack the virus too quickly to grant the same sort of immunity as if they were both nasals. I'm not sure -- it went over my head a bit, but I'm planning on keeping both the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my child received the flu mist for her first dose of H1N1 (last week), does her second dose of the H1N1 (due on 1 month) need to be the mist as well? If anyone can point to any documented source on this (CDC, etc) I'd appreciate it. My peds office is not taking calls w/ flu questions . . .

SERIOUSLY? They won't take flu questions? (Or did you mean vaccine questions?) Either way, that seems highly irresponsible on their part...