FluMist Home can be 2self-administered by adults under 50, and can be given to children as young as 2.
"It's delivered with cold packs in a 3cold-chain shipping model, and actually, one of the great steps is when you receive your 4dose, there's a temperature tag that gets scanned to ensure that it's stayed at the right temperature throughout the entire shipping process and that it's safe and ready to use."
The vaccine nasal spray is now available for home delivery in 34 states.
It can be ordered online after a 5brief medical 6screening questionnaire, which will be reviewed by a licensed healthcare provider before the vaccine is 7prescribed.
It's covered by most commercial insurance companies, with a fee of $8.99 for 8shipping and handling.
"It's quite easy to 9administer. All they do is take it out of its packaging, put it into one 10nostril, spray the device, remove a clip from the middle, and then spray it into the other nostril."
Last flu season was unusually severe.
11Preliminary estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that between October 2024 and May 2025, there were up to 82 million illnesses, 1.3 million 12hospitalizations, and 130,000 deaths from flu.
At the same time, the CDC says less than half of kids and adults in the U.S. had gotten an annual flu vaccine.
"Knowing that they can bring FluMist Home right into their home and vaccinate on their schedule, the time they want, with no waiting in line, makes it very 13manageable."