Can my 2 year old get the flu shot?
Can my 2 year old get the flu shot?
For the 2020-2021 flu season, CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older. Flu shots can be given to your child 6 months and older. The nasal spray vaccine can be given to people 2 through 49 years of age.
How do I give my 3 year old a flu shot?
Inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4) 3 years and older 0.5 mL Intramuscular (IM) Administer vaccine in deltoid muscle or, alternatively, in anterolateral thigh muscle.
Is the flu shot necessary for toddlers?
To protect their health, all children 6 months and older should be vaccinated against flu each year. Vaccinating young children, their families, and other caregivers can also help protect them from getting sick. These children are more likely to have severe flu illness that results in hospitalization or death.
Why you shouldn’t give your child the flu shot?
Children younger than 6 months of age are too young to get a flu shot. People with severe, life-threatening allergies to any ingredient in a flu vaccine (other than egg proteins) should not get that vaccine. This might include gelatin, antibiotics, or other ingredients.
How do you give a flu shot to a child?
Each dose is one squirt into each nostril.
- If your child is under 9 years of age and has received any flu vaccine before, they will only need 1 dose.
- If your child is under 9 years of age and hasn’t received a flu vaccine before, they will need 2 doses, given at least 4 weeks apart.
How do you inject a flu shot in a child?
The vaccine is given into the muscle by injection, usually in the upper arm or in the thigh for babies by a trained healthcare professional. Children younger than nine years of age who are receiving the vaccine for the first time, require two doses given at least four weeks apart.
How long does flu shot symptoms last in toddlers?
Most typically last a day or two, and they are almost always mild. Possible flu shot reactions may include: Fatigue. Headache.
Where should flu shot be injected?
For adults 19 years of age and older, the deltoid muscle in the upper arm is the preferred site, although the vastus lateralis muscle in the anterolateral thigh may be used if the deltoid site cannot be used. Influenza vaccines are not highly viscous, so a fine-gauge (22- to 25-gauge) needle can be used.
