Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee Recommends Preferential Use Of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) For Eligible Children 2 To 8 Years Of Age

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WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MedImmune Specialty Care division of AstraZeneca announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that when available, Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) should be used for healthy children 2 to 8 years of age, who have no contraindications or precautions. The ACIP’s unanimous vote was based on a systematic evidence-based assessment methodology called the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (also known as GRADE).

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