Health officials are urging Americans to get their flu shot as well as the COVID-19 vaccine if they are eligible in an effort to prevent hospitals from being even more overwhelmed than they already are by COVID
also advises that it’s safe for other vaccines to be administered at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, says “it’s definitely possible” that we may see a double whammy of the flu season in addition to COVID-19. Here are some things to know about the flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Wen.We know that in general, there is a spike in influenza cases every year.
Will the side effects be twice as bad if you get the flu shot at the same time as a COVID vaccine dose? The side effects really depend on the individual. There are a lot of people who get the flu vaccine every year who have no side effects whatsoever. There are a lot of people who get the COVID vaccine and really don’t have any side effects, versus there are some people who may have more severe side effects. Maybe they get fevers, and aches, and chills to both the flu vaccine and the COVID vaccine.
Remember, one of the most common misconceptions is people think that the vaccine will somehow give them the virus. That’s not true. The flu vaccine, just like the COVID vaccine, does not contain live virus. So, you’re not going to get the flu or COVID from getting the vaccine. In fact, it’s the opposite; it prevents you from getting ill.
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