The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first at-home flu vaccine, a nasal spray that consumers with a ...

The FDA is clearing the way for an at-home flu vaccines. A self-administered version of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca’s ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday an approval of a new self- and caregiver-administered nose spray against ...

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first nasal flu vaccine. People can order the vaccine from pharmacies and administer it at home. NBC News' Dr. Vin Gupta breaks down the significance ...