FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Doctors recommend you get your flu vaccine now. The once popular nasal spray called, Flu Mist, is off the list of recommended vaccines and that’s about as welcoming to some as the virus itself.
Pediatricians have had to break the bad news two years in a row now after the American Academy of Pediatrics shot down the nasal spray.
While flu season doesn’t kick in until October, Kentucky has already seen two cases.
Doctors say if you’re older than six months, you should get the flu vaccine. In your child’s first year, that means two doses about a month apart.
The very young, the elderly and anyone with a chronic illness is more at risk. Dr. Winner says by getting the flu shot, you’re also protecting others who can’t or don’t.
It’s important to know, it takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body that protect against flu. So, make plans to get vaccinated early in fall, before flu season begins.