Knot, my best friend back east is in public health and I asked her your question. This is what she emailed in response:Originally Posted by KnottedYet
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm
This is a good public website with info. on both kinds of flu vaccine. I think that the risks are about the same and are low for either type of vaccine. Given the fact that FluMist is a live attenuated vaccine might increase the risk slightly; I don't really know. FluMist is only licensed for people aged 2-49 who are considered healthy (without underlying medical conditions).
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10-28-2007, 07:58 AM #1
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10-28-2007, 08:38 AM #2
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Hmmmm, doesn't sound radically different from the injection. Wish I knew what it was in the vaccine that does the autoimmune cascade in my family.
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