Levin, Yakir2009-05-042009-05-042009-05-04https://hdl.handle.net/11299/49588The information provided in this handout does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Minnesota Medical School physicians and faculty. These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are in no way intended to take the place of the advice and recommendations of your personal health care provider. You use the information provided in these handouts at your own risk.For children between the ages of 1 and 6 years, intranasal influenza vaccination (“flu-mist”) provides significantly better protection against the flu than the traditional intramuscular “flu shot.” However, care must be employed in children with a history of wheezing or asthma, because “flu-mist” tends to cause more wheezing in these patients than the “flu-shot.” For such patients, the “flu shot” is likely a better choice.en-USFlu vaccinechildrenflu-mistOther