We now know the first batch of the much anticipated swine flu vaccine has been shipped from the manufacturer and is on its way to undisclosed distribution centers around the country, including here in Central Florida. And according to the Orange County Health Department who gets its information from the State Health Department, the first batch is coming in the form of a nasal spray.
The next batch will be shipped next week, and is expected to come in the form of the shot. The mist, of course, is really geared toward children and adults who just don't like needles. But results of a new study just released comparing the seasonal flu shot with the flu mist show the shot is twice as effective. However, there have been no studies done comparing the swine flu mist vs. the shot.
In fact, health officials say that may not be the case with the swine flu, that the shot and the spray may be equally effective. Unfortunately for now, we'll have to wait to find out. The Orange County Health Department says both the mist and the shot will be available here in Central Florida by mid-October, but supplies will be limited.
"It's going to arrive initially in small amounts. Then we'll get more. People getting it first will be those at risk" "But with the FluMist, one little caveat, it has to go to healthy people, not the ones with underlying conditions and those at risk," said Orange County Health Department spokesman Dain Weister
The Health Department tells us anyone between the ages of 2 and 49 without any underlying health problems can get the nasal spray.
P.S. boost your immune system by heavy intake of vitamin C foods and supplements.
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