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Nasal Flu vaccine-

This nasal flu vaccine is advised for all those aged between 2 and 17 years.

Your child should not get the nasal vaccine if they:

• have a severe allergic reaction to a previous dose of the flu vaccine or any of its ingredients

• have asthma and have been wheezy or needed their inhaler more than usual in the 3 days before they are due to get the flu vaccine

• are taking medicines called salicylates, which include aspirin

• have a severely weakened immune system because of certain medical conditions or treatments

• are living with someone who has a severely weakened immune system (for example, a person who recently had a bone marrow transplant)

• have taken antiviral medication for flu within the previous 48 hours

• have a condition which means they have a leak of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) - the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord

• are pregnant

• have severe neutropenia (low levels of a type of white blood cell)

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