Shortage of flu nasal spray expected this year

FluMist, the alternative to the injectable flu shot, will likely be in short supply this year, according to STAT. 

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The nasal spray’s maker, AstraZeneca, has shipped only three lots, or about 758,000 doses, to the U.S. market, which is a fraction of what it supplied in earlier seasons. 

AstraZeneca said the short supply resulted from difficulty producing viruses needed for two of the four components of the vaccine. 

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