LAIV is not recommended for several of the groups at highest priority for vaccination, including pregnant women, children under two years of age, those with certain underlying health conditions and healthcare providers who care for persons with significant impairments in their immune system. For this reason, the department asks healthy individuals between 2-49 years of age to consider LAIV. This will help ensure that more individuals in the recommended target groups have access to vaccine.

In addition to making the vaccine available to priority groups at the state health centers, the department will continue to provide vaccine to county and municipal health departments and certified providers. Certified providers include: pediatricians, family health practitioners, obstetricians, hospitals, schools, colleges and universities that agreed to target the groups of people considered most vulnerable to complications from the H1N1 virus.

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Health