Government seeks to debunk nasal vaccine myths

Public Health officials are trying to dispel myths circulating about the children's nasal flu vaccine. 

It's been speculated that vaccinated children will actively ‘shed’ live flu virus for several days or even weeks after receiving it,  putting others at risk. 

The government clarified while children can shed virus a few days after vaccination, the shedded vaccine virus is less able to spread between people than the natural infection. 

It adds the levels of virus are usually too low to pass on to others or survive for long outside the body.