Instead of going To the pharmacy, in order to get an annual flu vaccine, many people in the US will be able to send it to the door to take home alone.
Starting from today, Flumist Astrazeneca is available through Online pharmacy in 34 states. Flumist is not a novel vaccine. It was originally approved by Food and Drug Administration in 2003, and before he could only be managed by a health care worker. But in September, FDA said that the vaccine could be self -pursuit.
This is Astrazeneca’s first expedition in direct medicine to consumers-Trend directed by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly for sale to patients popular GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight.
“We recognized that the everyday life of people is more occupied than ever, and we knew that we had to meet people in which they are in the face of the reality of true life,” said Tonya Villafana, vice president of media and scientific scientific in Astrazeneca at a press conference on Thursday. “Flumist Home aims to remove traditional obstacles in vaccinations, such as planning visits to the clinic, waiting in a queue and fear of needles.”
Astrazeneca hopes that the offer at home will support boost the speed of flu vaccination. According to only about 47 percent of adults, they are vaccinated against flu Disease control and prevention centers. Among children, flu vaccination indicators fall along with other routine childhood vaccines. From April 26 this year, 49.2 percent of children received flu vaccination – less than 53.4 percent at the same time in the previous season, according to CDC.
“Vaccination each year is the best way to prevent flu, which every year causes disease in a significant part of the US population and can cause serious complications, including hospitalization and death,” said Peter Marks, former director of the Biological Assessment and FDA evaluation Center, in A W A statement Last year, flumist approved for self -administration.
CDC classified Fluing season 2024-2025 As a high severity in all age groups in the USA, which caused at least 610,000 hospitalization and 27,000 deaths. It was the heaviest influenza season from the pandemic of pig flu H1N1 H1N1.
The approval of the Astrazeneca September 2024 was based on the study with the recipients of vaccines and carers to assess whether the instructions for exploit were properly designed so that they could safely and effectively exploit the vaccine.
The vaccine contains a weakened form of live flu virus and protects against four types of flu strains. It is approved at the age of 2 to 49. For people under 18 years of age, he must be managed by a guardian.
To order, customers will have to complete the medical research questionnaire. The licensed healthcare supplier will review each application to determine the qualifications. After confirming the eligibility and verification of insurance, the vaccine will be rewritten and sent directly to the buyer’s home on the day of his choice. Flumist is covered by a majority of insurance plans, but consumers will have to pay a fee for the delivery of USD 8.99.
Astrazeneca claims that Flumist is not yet available in all states due to local pharmacy regulations, but the company aims to provide spray at home to all adjacent states in the future. The vaccine will continue to be available in the offices and pharmacies of doctors to administration by healthcare professionals throughout the country.