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Congressman Michael Burgess Visits DelSite  -  20 Feb 2008
Earthtimes,Additional benefits of nasal vaccine delivery may include significant healthcare cost savings on a national and global scale because preservatives,

Carrington Subsidiary DelSite Starts Making Test Batches of First ...  -  Feb 14, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),...- Human Trials to Begin Later This Year - Only Nasal Powder Bird Flu Vaccine Under Development - Patient-Friendly (No Needles); No Preservatives - Stable at

'Tis the season, for influenza  -  Feb 15, 2008
Monticello Herald Journal,A nasal vaccine available to healthy people ages 2 to 49 uses an attenuated live virus and could result in a mild form of illness, however.

Doctors: Get A Flu Shot!  -  Dec 20, 2007
Jewish Exponent,Individuals with asthma or children under the age of 5 with recurrent wheezing should keep away from the nasal vaccine. "You have to be healthy -- and

FluMist available free at Knox County clinics, up to age 50  -  Dec 12, 2007
Knoxville News Sentinel,The Food and Drug Administration also had not approved the nasal vaccine for people ages 50 and up. The department's clinics are open from 8 am-4:30 pm

Flu clinic set for Lancaster Mall  -  Dec 17, 2007
Statesman Journal,Lancaster Mall and Marion County Health Department will partner Wednesday to provide flu vaccine and Flu Mist nasal spray to the public.

Flu vaccination exercise helps health officials plan for outbreak  -  Nov 29, 2007
The Columbian,Participating students received FluMist, a nasal vaccine that was squirted into their noses. While Jennifer Gordon does get vaccinated every year,

Flu vaccines  -  Dec 13, 2007
Boston Globe,There are a limited number of doses of FluMist, the live nasal vaccine that is used as an alternative to the flu shot for persons ages 2 to 49.

Most children aren't getting flu protection  -  Dec 4, 2007
Detroit Free Press,Doctors say they hope more parents vaccinate their children now that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the nasal vaccine FluMist for

Flu shots now available at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth  -  22 Oct 2007
WVEC.com (subscription),By 13News Many Navy families can get the shot or nasal spray vaccine (Flumist) beginning today at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and its branch clinics.

Richard Feldman Don't get caught without shot  -  Oct 15, 2007
Indianapolis Star,Although the influenza shot may be administered to all children and adults 6 months and older, the live nasal vaccine can be administered only to healthy

FluMist nasal vaccine takes the ouch out of flu shots  -  Oct 11, 2007
Green Bay Press Gazette,By Sara Boyd Public health departments in Brown County will be providing FluMist — a nasal spray flu vaccine alternative — for the first time this year,

Fighting the flu  -  Oct 21, 2007
Louisville Courier-Journal,Doctors said they hope more parents vaccinate their children now that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved expanding use of the nasal vaccine

Flu vaccine should be plentiful, health officials say  -  Oct 10, 2007
Business Gazette,The expansion of nasal vaccine to a younger age group means no needles. It also means more vaccine is available to public and private providers.

Parents feel more urgency to vaccinate children from flu  -  Oct 11, 2007
Daily Mail - Charleston,Medical assistant Summer Jones administers the FluMist nasal vaccine to 6-year-old Edyn Odell of Dunbar. Odell was one of about 100 children who came to a

It's time for an autumn shot in the arm  -  Oct 15, 2007
Kentucky.com,This year, national guidelines for who can use the nasal vaccine FluMist have been broadened. Healthy children as young as 2 may now receive the nasal spray

Record number of kids expected to get flu vaccine this year  -  Oct 3, 2007
WebWire (press release),The best way to protect yourself and your family against the flu is to get a flu shot or the nasal vaccine – recommended for healthy people ages 5 to 49

New Anthrax Therapy Plays Dual Role  -  Oct 17, 2007
MedIndia,The scientists say this is a step better than a two-dose nasal vaccine previously developed. The therapy acts both as a vaccine and a treatment.

Flu shots available Valley-wide  -  Oct 1, 2007
Arizona Republic,New this year, the Food and Drug Administration approved extending the use of FluMist nasal vaccine to include healthy people 2 through 49 (but not pregnant

Fighting The Flu Without Shots  -  Oct 11, 2007
NewsChannel5.com,Previously, only adults could take it before children 5-years-old and older were permitted to take the nasal vaccine. Children six months to 5 years old

People Urged to Get Flu Shots  -  Oct 16, 2007
abc7.com,And for people who don't like needles, the government has also approved the nasal vaccine flu mist for healthy people aged two to 49.

Student heath promotes flu prevention  -  Oct 11, 2007
Echo Online (subscription),The shot is not for individuals who have egg allergies or are allergic to thimersol, but an alternate nasal vaccine spray is available for special cases,

Get Flu Shot Questions Answered  -  Oct 4, 2007
KETV.com,...dying from influenza, national statistics show. Last year, a Lincoln child died of the flu. Vann said there is a new nasal vaccine for children over 5.

Pork Checkoff reminds swine farm workers to get the "flu shot"  -  Oct 10, 2007
Farms.com,...“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommends that pregnant women not get the nasal vaccine,� Wagstrom said.

Nasal Anthrax Vaccine Proves Effective in Animal Study  -  Aug 31, 2007
Forbes,The nasal vaccine features tiny soybean oil droplets that are small enough to carry an anthrax protein inside the nasal membrane. Immune system cells then

MedImmune says it resolves FDA FluMist plant issues  -  Sep 7, 2007
ReutersThe facility is the bulk manufacturing plant for FluMist, a nasal vaccine for influenza. The FDA warning had held up the company's bid to sell FluMist for

Company Continues Tests On Nasal Bird Flu Vaccine  -  Aug 25, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),DelSite Biotechnologies has recently begun animal toxicology studies of its GelVac nasal powder influenza vaccine that includes a bird flu antigen.

Health officials prepare for flu  -  Sep 10, 2007
Biloxi Sun Herald,Most health practitioners get the flu shot or nasal vaccine in early October. Those at highest risk, such as the elderly, young children, and people with

Village Fitness holds flu shot clinics  -  Sep 11, 2007
YourHub.com,...and Thursday, Oct. 11, 4-7 pm Cost is $25 for a flu shot, $30 for the nasal vaccine, and $35 for a pneumonia shot. The clinic is open to the public.

County considers free flu vaccine for kids  -  08 Aug 2007
Annapolis Capital,MedImmune, the Gaithersburg-based manufacturer of the nasal vaccine, donated last year's FluMist medicine to the state. The state provided funds to help

A nose for success  -  Jul 3, 2007
Dalhousie News (press release),A nasal vaccine would provide targeted immunity without these drawbacks.� Because the nose contains mucosal sites, the hope is that a nasal vaccine can be

FDA Review Finds FluMist Vaccine To Be Effective in Young Patients  -  May 15, 2007
Washington Post,MedImmune seeks approval from the FDA for use of the nasal vaccine FluMist in children younger than 5. (By Chris Gardner -- Associated Press)

MedImmune Vaccine Under Review By FDA  -  May 15, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),...and 3% of children who took the nasal vaccine were hospitalized for respiratory problems compared with just 1% with the injected vaccine.

FluMist for young children put on hold  -  May 30, 2007
Baltimore Examiner,BALTIMORE (Map, News) - FluMist manufacturing problems in Liverpool, England, stalled efforts to get the nasal vaccine spray approved for children ages 1 to

Food and Drug Administration panel OKs FluMist for children under 5  -  May 17, 2007
Business Gazette,...a class-action lawsuit: possible approval by the US Food and Drug Administration of the company’s FluMist nasal vaccine for children younger than 5.

AstraZeneca gets growing vaccine product  -  Apr 24, 2007
The News Journal,MedImmune, which funded the study, asked the Food & Drug Administration to approve the nasal vaccine for children ages 1 through 5 who don't have a history

Flu Spray Vaccine Better Than Shots in Kids  -  Feb 27, 2007
IIT Tech News,Dr. Robert Belshe, chief investigator of the study and Professor at St. Louis commented “ For majority of the children it appears that the nasal vaccine is

5 flu myths debunked  -  Mar 22, 2007
CNNThe most common side effect is soreness where the vaccine was injected, or a runny nose or scratchy throat for a day after the nasal vaccine.

MedImmune rebuffs critics, advances product line  -  Feb 28, 2007
Business Gazette,A new study of 8475 children ages six to 59 months showed that MedImmune’s FluMist nasal vaccine gives more effective protection from influenza than

Flu Spray Vaccine Better Than Shots in Kids  -  28 Feb 2007
IIT Tech News,Dr. Robert Belshe, chief investigator of the study and Professor at St. Louis commented “ For majority of the children it appears that the nasal vaccine is

Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Beats Shots For Young Kids  -  Feb 21, 2007
The Ledger,For that reason, Belshe says he wouldn't recommend the nasal vaccine for children under one year of age. Hospitalizations for any cause were also higher in

The nasal vaccine takes the lead in the fight against the flu  -  Feb 20, 2007
Destination Santé,Spray vaccines against the flu apparently protect children more effectively than traditional vaccines. This news will delight anyone afraid of injections.

Study: nasal flu vaccine better than injection  -  Feb 16, 2007
EastDay.com,It said children younger than 5 years old who received the nasal vaccine developed 55 percent fewer cases of the flu than those who received the injected

Nasal spray flu vaccine beats shots for children under 5  -  Feb 16, 2007
Asbury Park Press,For that reason, Belshe said he wouldn't recommend the nasal vaccine for children under one year of age. Currently, it's recommended that children with

Nasal Flu Vaccine More Effective in Children  -  Feb 15, 2007
ABC NewsIn a study of nearly 8000 children released today in the New England Journal of Medicine, children younger than 5 years old who received the nasal vaccine

Nasal Flu Vaccines Provide 'Double' Immunity, Carrington ...  -  Feb 22, 2007
PR Leap (press release),COM) Carrington Laboratories, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: CARN) DelSite Biotechnologies subsidiary, an innovator in nasal vaccine delivery technology, said flu vaccines

Nasal Flu Vaccines Provide 'Double' Immunity  -  Feb 22, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Carrington Laboratories, Inc.'s DelSite Biotechnologies subsidiary, an innovator in nasal vaccine delivery technology, said flu vaccines delivered nasally

Study Suggests Nasal Vaccine Safe For Young Kids  -  Feb 15, 2007
NBC Sandiego.com,SAN DIEGO -- A new study suggests that a nasal flu vaccine may be safe for children under 5. The manufacturer of FluMist, MedImmune, conducted a study on

Nasal spray flu vaccine works better for kids than shot  -  Feb 14, 2007
Ashland City Times,MedImmune Inc., the company that makes the Flu Mist nasal vaccine used in the study, funded the research. It's easier to protect children from the flu than

Nasal Flu Vaccines Provide 'Double' Immunity, Carrington Labs Says  -  Feb 20, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carrington Laboratories, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CARN) DelSite Biotechnologies subsidiary, an innovator in nasal vaccine delivery

Nasal Flu Vaccines Provide 'Double' Immunity, Carrington Labs Says  -  Feb 15, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),IRVING, Texas, February 15, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carrington Laboratories, Inc.'s DelSite Biotechnologies subsidiary, an innovator in nasal vaccine

New research offers inhaled flu vaccine  -  Feb 15, 2007
WWAY NewsChannel 3,The nasal vaccine, marketed as FluMist, is already available to adults and kids older than five years. Now a new study shows it's safe and effective for

Study: FluMist Beats Flu Shots In Kids  -  Feb 15, 2007
CBS News,..."For the majority of children it appears that the nasal vaccine is a better choice," researcher Robert B. Belshe, MD, of Saint Louis University,

Market Report -- In Play (CARN)  -  Feb 15, 2007
MSN Money...between the ages of six months and five years is a very encouraging note for the broader adoption of a nasal vaccine delivery option," he added.

Study looks at best way to vaccinate kids against the flu  -  Feb 14, 2007
7Online.com,The nasal vaccine may soon be approved for kids ages one through five. "Many pediatricians will be offering both the killed and live vaccine and the

Nasal spray vaccine gives kids more protection from flu than shots  -  Feb 18, 2007
News-Medical.net,In a new study involving thousands of children across the world, a new version of the nasal spray vaccine FluMist has been found to be more effective at

Flu Vaccines Recommended For Very Young  -  Feb 15, 2007
TurnTo23.com,The nasal vaccine, marketed as FluMist, is already available to adults and kids older than 5 years. Now a new study has shown it's safe and effective for

FluMist for Kids  -  Feb 14, 2007
6abc.com,The nasal vaccine, marketed as FluMist, is already available to adults and kids older than 5 years. Now a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine

Nasal spray is a better flu vaccine for kids than shots  -  Feb 14, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,By Tina Hesman Saey. A large study comparing the two major types of flu vaccine for young children shows that nasal spray is more effective than shots.

HealthFirst-Rota Teq warning  -  Feb 14, 2007
ABC12.com,Studies do show possible problems for kids one year and under, so your the nasal vaccine is not recommended for kids under a year old.

Researchers say new flu shot is more kid-friendly  -  Feb 14, 2007
ABC7Chicago.com,The nasal vaccine marketed as FluMist is already available to adults and kids older than 5 years. Now a new study shows it is safe and effective for babies

Flu vaccine option for those with needle phobia may be more effective  -  Feb 15, 2007
49abcnews.com,The nasal vaccine, marketed as FluMist, is already available to adults and kids older than 5 years. Now a new study shows it's safe and effective for babies

FluMist bests traditional shot for kids  -  Feb 15, 2007
Examiner.comBALTIMORE - Children who are given the FluMist nasal vaccine are 55 percent less likely to succumb to the flu than those who get the shot, according to a

Health Center needs $$  -  Feb 12, 2007
ASU Herald,If you're sick and need to go to the Student Health Center, take a number and get in line. The health center has been overwhelmed, do to both sick students

Children given nasal vaccine  -  Dec 1, 2006
Newszap Maryland,By Pete Macinta, Daily Banner. CAMBRIDGE — Sixty-six Dorchester children have received painless flu immunization this flu season ...

Flu vaccine for youths can aid families  -  Dec 14, 2006
Baltimore Sun,But an unrelated study, also released yesterday, showed that for adults, flu shots might be more effective than a nasal vaccine. ...

Flu shots are good way to stay healthy  -  Dec 20, 2006
The News Journal,...rose dramatically. Even the nasal vaccine -- the only type containing live virus -- has been found very safe and effective. In a ...

Area news briefs  -  Dec 15, 2006
Annapolis Capital,And 9,815 doses of the FluMist nasal vaccine have been given out to schoolchildren through a state, county and private partnership. ...

Get shot!  -  Dec 3, 2006
Pueblo Chieftain,...mothers. People who are not eligible for the nasal vaccine are advised to call their doctor and arrange for a flu shot. Meanwhile ...

Worcester offers free flu clinics  -  Nov 30, 2006
Delmarva Daily Times,Healthy patients ages 5 to 49 can get the nasal vaccine free, as can children between the ages of 5 and 11, courtesy of the Maryland Elementary School ...

Flu clinics in Worcester Thursday and Friday  -  Nov 29, 2006
Delmarva Daily Times,...for $20 each. Healthy patients ages 5 to 49 can get the nasal vaccine, and children between the ages of 5 and 11 can get it for free.


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