 [ Symptoms ] is the swine flu vaccine for children a live vaccine [ Disease ] there are two kinds of 2009 h1n1 vaccines being produced and they can both be given to children the first is a h1n1 flu shot    an inactivated vaccine containing killed virus that is given with a needle usually in the arm the flu shot is approved for use in people 6 months of age and older including healthy people people with chronic medical conditions and pregnant women the second version is the h1n1 nasal spray flu vaccine    a vaccine made with live weakened viruses that do not cause the flu sometimes called laiv for live attenuated influenza vaccine the live vaccine is approved for use in healthy people 2 years to 49 years of age who are not pregnant