Nasal flu vaccines may be safe for kids with egg allergies

By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) - Nasal-spray flu vaccines appear to be safe for children over age two who have egg allergies or asthma, say UK researchers. No systemic or severe allergic reactions were seen among 282 egg-allergic children who received the vaccine. Nasal-spray vaccines containing live but disabled influenza virus, known as live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), are cultured in chicken eggs and contain traces of egg proteins. “On the basis of this data, we do think the intranasal flu vaccine (LAIV) is safe in children with egg allergy,” said Paul Turner, who led the new study, in an email.



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