CHICAGO (CBS)—Public officials displayed confidence as several Cook County leaders rolled up their sleeves for COVID-19 and flu shots, to increase vaccination rates to reduce hospitalizations and deaths this fall and winter. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and several elected officials...
Flu season typically starts in December and peaks in February, so the "optimal time" to get vaccinated is heading into the season, Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News,echoed on "CBS Mornings"recently. The CDC recommends ...
After the Biden Administration White House told all Americans to go out and get the COVID-19 shots and flu shots together, despite there being ZERO studies done on the side effects from taking both toxic shots at the same time, there have now been over 6000 injurie...
To get the most protection, experts recommend getting vaccinated ahead of the peak of respiratory virus season. And, depending on your schedule, it might make the most sense to get multiple vaccines in one appointment. Most people who get both their COVID-19 and flu shots at once aren't ...
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Like Covid vaccines, flu shots are better at preventing serious illness than they are at blocking infection entirely. And the immunity they generate declines over time. “What we need to communicate is that these vaccines will keep you from severe illness and death. And they do very well for...
Getting COVID and Flu Shots Together May Slightly Increase Risk of Stroke in Older Adults A Quick Review There are countless similarities and differences between COVID and the flu. Both are viral infections that spread from person to person and cause symptoms like cough, fever, and sore throat...
“It’s completely safe to get your COVID and flu [shots] at the same time. If you’re eligible for RSV, it’s totally safe to get the RSV [shot] at the same time,” Dumford tellsFortune.Plus, “you get all those mild side effects out of the way all at once.” ...
Yes, you can get the COVID, shingles, and flu vaccines all on the same day. And if you don't have a fever and only have "mild" cold symptoms, you can still get vaccinated with any or all of them. You just want to make sure you don't have COVID because if you do, it doesn...
The FDA haspreviously announcedplans to formally study a potential rare safety issue that was flagged this past season with co-administering the COVID and flu shots in seniors. "People were doing that this year, but we want to have people have even more data to make them feel confident that...