AstraZeneca confirms FluMist approved for self-administration in U.S.

FluMist has been approved in the U.S. as “the only self-administered influenza vaccine,” AstraZeneca announced. FluMist, a needle-free nasal spray, was approved to be self-administered by adults up to 49 years of age or administered by a parent/caregiver to individuals 2-17 years of age. Iskra Reic, Executive Vice President, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca, said: “The approval of FluMist for self-administration is an important step forward in making vaccines more accessible to fight the high annual burden of influenza. For more than 20 years, FluMist has been the only nasal spray flu vaccine licensed in the US and now it is also the only vaccine to help individuals, families and communities access an influenza vaccine conveniently through self- and caregiver administration outside of traditional healthcare settings.”