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Like every year at this time, we are in the middle of

a flu

A virus that, every year and except for the winters in which we all wore a mask, causes several

and causes collapses in the health system.

But this year the campaign is accompanied by a novelty as far as the vaccination of the smallest of the house is concerned: the intranasal vaccine.

Yes,

.

And yes,

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If you want to know more about this form of administration and about the intranasal vaccine, I invite you to continue reading.

Surely you will end up wanting it for yourselves, especially if you don't get along with needles.

How does intranasal administration work?

The mucosa and olfactory tissue that humans have inside the

, it has a large number of blood vessels, which allows

throughout the body.

In adults, we can manage to administer more medication, since

to house and absorb the drug.

To administer it, we simply introduce the content into the syringe, place the atomizer on the end and press the plunger firmly.

Is it really done without needles?

Yes, to administer a vaccine or medicine in liquid form intranasally

.

Instead we will use an atomizer.

The syringe is the same, but instead of placing a hypodermic needle at its end, we will place this new device.

We will not have to puncture the patient and we also

with biological material for nurses.

What is an atomizer?

It is a

, that is, to convert the liquid solution into fine particles of 30 to 100 micrometers in size that come out forming a cloud of vaporized medication.

At its end it has a soft, conical plug that adapts to the nostril, sealing it perfectly so that the cloud does not escape to the outside.

So it's not painful?

No way.

, but never painful.

The patient will feel a sensation similar to that produced when some water enters through a nostril and that will last a few seconds or a few minutes.

Is it just as effective?

Absolutely the same.

When we talk about drugs administered by this route, such as those that are administered in case of tonic-clonic epileptic seizure to stop it, we are talking about the speed at which it is distributed through the blood is similar to the intravenous route.

And all without needles.

In the case of the flu vaccine, there are studies that even show that it

than the one administered with a needle in the muscle, since it

This is new?

Actually, in the emergency services, these atomizers to administer intranasal medication have been used for several years, both in adult and pediatric patients.

the intranasal vaccine for children has been commercialized practically

Does it cause the same reactions as the punctured vaccine?

The possible side effects that may appear after vaccination

whether it is administered by injection or intranasally.

That is: headache, low-grade fever, muscle pain...

Can I ask to be put like this?

I'm afraid not.

This form of administration of the influenza vaccine is only reserved for

How do I get it for my son?

In pharmacies, upon payment of 37 euros, and with a prescription.

Although it does not have a needle, we must bear in mind that it is a vaccine, so it must

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