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Flu Season Scenario #2

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The mother of a needle-phobic and mildly egg-allergic 8-year-old convinces your partner to give her child the intradermal flu vaccine Fluzone ID. The mother calls you that afternoon after reading that the intradermal vaccine is only approved for persons aged 18 through 64.

She asks for your recommendation and you tell her:

A. Not to worry since the dose “counts” even though it was given off-label
B. The dose does not count and she should bring the child back for a dose of FluMist
C. The dose does not count and she should bring the child back for a dose of “regular” flu vaccine that is given intramuscularly
D. The dose does not count and she should bring the child back for a dose of Flublok, the only completely egg-free flu vaccine
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