Vaccine
FluMist
FluMist - a nasal spray flu vaccine - will be available by appointment at the U-M East Ann Arbor Health and Geriatrics Center only.
Call 734-647-5650 for an appointment. Cost is $36.
Flu-Mist is a live vaccine option available only to healthy patients, ages 5 - 49, and may not be given within 28 days of another live vaccine.
Children, ages 5 - 8, may need two doses, at least six weeks apart. Total cost is $72.
Are there risks from the flu vaccine?
The vaccine within flu shots is not live. They do not cause recipeitns to develop the flu and side effects are rare.
People who have systemic allergic reactions to eggs or chicken protein (such as trouble breathing) should not receive flu vaccine.
Minor side effects include soreness and swelling at the site of injection, which can last a couple of days. Rarely, a person may experience an elevated temperature, body aches or headache. These symptoms may last for one or two days and are more likely if the person is receiving a flu vaccine for the first time.
