Health officials this week approved updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccines that protect against coronavirus strains that emerged more recently. And, as was the case in previous years, you’ll have the option to get this booster and your usual flu vaccine at the same appointment. We are st...
Administering an influenza vaccine at the same time as a second dose of a covid-19 vaccine produced no safety concerns and preserves the immune response to both vaccines, say researchers.1 The results from the ComFluCOV study have already been presented to the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination...
Getting multiple vaccines at once is not only safe, according to the CDC, but also just as effective as getting them individually. Now that you’re an adult entering yet another respiratory virus season, there’s no reason you can’t get your COVID and flu—and respiratory syncytial virus ...
That's why getting both a flu shot and COVID vaccine (and aCOVID booster) is important. Being infected with both respiratory ailments at the same time can be "catastrophic to your immune system," Dr. Adrian Burrowes, a professor of family medicine at the University of Central ...
RSV and other vaccines to consider Flu and COVID aren't the only vaccines available for you to protect yourself this season. Everyone older than 75 is eligible for theRSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, vaccine. If you're at high risk for a bad outcome, you can also get vaccinated from...
And while “your arm may hurt and you may feel crummy for a day,” it's also fine to get the RSV, flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time, Daskalakis said. What will it cost? The vaccines are supposed to be free under Medicare, Medicaid a...
Peter Malinauskas, the premier of South Australia (SA), on Sunday announced that flu vaccines would be made free until June 30 effective immediately. Previously, only pensioners, young children and immunocompromised people were eligible for free flu vaccines, with everyone else facing out-of-pocket...
get them at the same time, don’t wait too long to roll up your sleeves — is designed to maximize convenience and compliance, in a way that is manageable for the delivery enterprise, say experts familiar with the enormous effort it takes to turn vaccines into vaccinations. But is it the...
1:12 min Can COVID-19 and influenza (or other) vaccines be administered to a person during the same visit? 1:40 min Is there a minimum and maximum time interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses? 0:59 min Who should get the annual flu vaccine? 0:13 min Is it safe to get a flu ...
Annual flu vaccine It is safe to get flu, RSV and COVID vaccines at the same time, but you may consider getting them at different times based on estimated peak activity for each virus, Piedra said. "The seasonality of the influenza virus has changed the last couple of years due to the...