pregnant women should get the flu shot -- a vaccine made with killed flu virus. this one is given with a needle usually in the arm. the other type of flu vaccine -- a nasal spray -- is not approved for pregnant women. this vaccine is made with live weakened flu virus. nasal spray flu vaccine should be used only in healthy people 2 to 49 years of age who are not pregnant. the nasal spray vaccine is safe for women after they have delivered even if they are nursing.
are there flu vaccines that pregnant women should not get?