Dr. Dennis Cunningham of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus says yes, but with conditions. "It's important that these patients get the flu shot...the injection that goes right into the arm, rather than the flu mist."
The mist is made of live virus and children on immunosuppressants should not take it. Dr. Cunningham says that, not only should patients get the shot, their families should get this protection, too.
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The takeaway point here is that children who are taking immune suppressing medications should get the shot version of the H1N1 vaccine, not the flumist inhaled version.
