officials say. Getting a shot now could mean you won't be eligible for one of those updated boosters after they are rolled out in mid-September, at a time when COVID-19rates are projectedto be even higher.
Can you get a flu shot and a COVID shot at the same time? You can and you should. What other precautions can people take to stay safe from both COVID and flu during the next few months? If you are sick, stay home. Consider wearing a face covering if you are ill and in public ...
A:"Stable" viruses that don't replicate quickly need fewer boosters, because there's lasting immunity. For instance, we need a tetanus shot only once every 10 years. Measles, smallpox and polio need one shot a lifetime. By contrast, both flu and COVID viruses replicate quickly. This mean...
Lavoie and Dix said their recommended fall campaign will coincide with respiratory illness season, when airborne pathogens like COVID-19, the cold and flu tend to circulate more due to temperature, humidity and people gathering more closely indoors. But COVID-19 waves have not b...