Most districts dip below the required 176 days. America's traditional 180-day school year is more myth than reality in Illinois, as a jumble of state laws, rules and waivers allow districts to chip away instruction time, shorten school hours and cut the number of days students come to school.
The influenza virus nasal vaccine is a live virus vaccine. Influenza virus vaccine is also available in an injectable form, which is a killed virus vaccine. Influenza virus nasal vaccine works by exposing you to a small dose of the virus, which helps your body to develop immunity to the disease.
Standard-dose trivalent shots (IIV3) that are manufactured using virus grown in eggs. Different flu shots are approved for different age groups. Most flu shots are given in the arm (muscle) with a needle. One trivalent vaccine formulation can be given with a jet injector, for persons aged 18 through 64 years. A high-dose trivalent shot, approved for people 65 and older. A recombinant trivalent shot that is egg-free, approved for people 18 years and older.