AstraZeneca Ships FLUMIST® QUADRIVALENT Vaccine in the US for 2020-2021 Flu Season
(World News USA)

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 13, 2020-- AstraZeneca today announced the first shipment of FLUMIST ® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine Live, Intranasal) doses in the US for the 2020-2021 influenza season. FLUMIST QUADRIVALENT, the only nasal-spray flu vaccine, is indicated for those ages 2 through 49. It may not prevent influenza in everyone who gets vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently issued statements encouraging the importance of flu vaccination rates for the 2020-21 season as a part of efforts to help reduce burden on the healthcare system and ensure resources are available should there be a resurgence or continuation at present levels of...