The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first flu vaccine that does not have to be administered by a health care provider, but it won’t be available in time for this respiratory virus season.

AstraZeneca has announced that FluMist has been approved in the US as the self-administered influenza vaccine. FluMist, a needle-free nasal spray, was approved to be self-administered by adults

INDIANA- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved FluMist for self– or caregiver-administration. FluMist is approved for preventing influenza disease caused by influenza virus subtypes