FluMist is the only spray-in-the-nose vaccine on the market. It was first licensed in 2003 and is approved for healthy people ages 2 to 49.  

When it comes to flu vaccines, a federal panel says a squirt in the nose is better than a shot in the arm for young children.The advisory panel agreed Wednesday to tell doctors that FluMist nasal spray is a bit better at preventing flu in healthy young kids.