Who should not receive the live, attenuated 2009 H1N1 nasal spray vaccine?
The following groups are not recommended to receive nasal spray flu vaccines, including the 2009 H1N1 vaccine: • Children younger than 2 years of age • Pregnant women • People 50 years of age and older • Children under 5 years of age with a history of recurrent wheezing • Children or adolescents receiving long term aspirin therapy • People who have had Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare nervous system disorder, within 6 weeks of getting a flu vaccine • People who have a severe allergy to eggs • People with a medical condition that puts them at a higher risk for developing complications from the flu, such as those with chronic heart or lung disease (e.g.
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