flumist is used for prevention of influenza. this doesn’t mean that a person who has had the flumist cannot catch the flu. the flumist delivers live but weakened flu virus to help your body build up immunity to the virus. this way when or if you contact the real virus your body will have a better team of fighters to eliminate or prevent complications associated with the flu such as death. if the child has a cold without fever and does not have any of the other contraindications (egg allergy asthma altered immune-compromised persons or less than 24 months of age) then they should be fine to take the flumist.
can an 8-year-old with a cold have flumist flu prevention?