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For children needing two doses of influenza vaccine, can one dose be TIV and the second dose LAIV?

April 26, 2017children dose doses Influenza laiv tiv vaccine

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For children needing two doses of influenza vaccine, can one dose be TIV and the second dose LAIV?

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Yes. There are no published recommendations on this, but we recommend that If TIV is administered first, wait 4 weeks to administer LAIV. If LAIV is given first, wait 6 weeks to administer the TIV dose. Just remember that the child must be healthy and at least 5 years of age to receive LAIV.