Hi, My Toddler Has The Flu Mist Spray This Morning

Posted on Wed, 17 Oct 2018

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Question : Hi, my toddler has the flu mist spray this morning , I got the flu jab this afternoon as I'm 27 weeks pregnant .

My child was talking and some spit came out landed on my face , will I catch the flu from her as her vaccine was the live version? Please help very worried .

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No, infection...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Influenza vaccine comprises of live attenuated virus. In simple words that means the virus though live are incapable to cause an active infection. However it would produce an antibody response similar to an infection.

So you need not be worried about the split droplet exposure. If it did contain any of the vaccine components, it isn't capable of causing an infection.

Hope this helped. Let me know if you need clarifications.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Prasad J (13 minutes later)

Thanks for your reply , just thought it could cause an infection as it was live and with me being pregnant so that lowers your immune system thought I would have been at risk, but glad to hear should be ok.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You will be ok...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

You need not be overly worried. You should be ok.

Is there anything else that I can help you with? If all your queries are addressed please close this discussion.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar