What exactly is FluMist and who can get it?
FluMist is a live modified H1N1 virus. It’s sprayed into the nose and gives you a mild infection of the virus, which will prevent you from getting a more severe infection from the native H1N1 virus. You cannot get the flu from the vaccine. The nasal spray is for healthy individuals from ages 2 to 49, and is not for people with chronic underlying health conditions. But people with compromised immune systems will be able to get the injectable vaccine.
