 [ Symptoms ] what kinds of flu vaccines are available for the 2013 2014 season [ Disease ] there are several options available for the 2013 2014 season there is a 3 strain trivalent flu vaccine will protect against two influenza a viruses and an influenza b virus the following trivalent flu vaccines are available a standard dose trivalent shots that are manufactured using virus grown in eggs these are given in the upper arm muscle and are approved for people ages 6 months and older there are different brands of this type of vaccine and each is approved for different ages however there is a brand that is approved for children as young as 6 months old and up a standard dose trivalent shot containing virus grown in cell culture which is given in the upper arm muscle and is approved for people 18 and older a standard dose trivalent shot that is 100 egg free given in the upper arm muscle approved for people 18 through 49 years of age a high dose trivalent shot given in the upper arm muscle approved for people 65 and older a standard dose “intradermal” trivalent shot which is injected into the skin instead of the muscle and uses a much smaller needle than the regular flu shot approved for people 18 through 64 years of age there is also a 4 strain quadrivalent flu vaccine on the market that will protect against two influenza a viruses and two influenza b viruses the following quadrivalent flu vaccines will be available a standard dose quadrivalent shot given in the upper arm muscle a standard dose quadrivalent flu vaccine given as a nasal spray approved for healthy persons who do not have an underlying medical condition that predisposes them to influenza people 2 through 49 years of age