Sure, you will get the photographs in the identical go to.
When COVID-19 vaccines have been first rolling out within the U.S., the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention really helpful ready 14 days between the photographs and different immunizations as a precaution. However the company has since revised its pointers and says the wait is pointless.
The CDC and different well being consultants level to previous expertise exhibiting that vaccines work as they need to and any negative effects are related whether or not the photographs are given individually or in the identical go to.
“We’ve a historical past of vaccinating our youngsters with a number of vaccines,” says flu specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Kids’s Analysis Hospital.
Staying updated on all vaccinations shall be particularly necessary this yr, consultants say.
Hospitals prepare to avoid ‘twindemic’ of COVID-19, flu
Since folks have been masked and staying house, final yr’s flu season barely registered. This yr, it is unclear how intense the flu season shall be with extra locations reopening.
“The fear is that in the event that they each flow into on the identical time, we’re going to have this kind of ‘twin-demic,'” Webby says. “The priority with that’s that it’s going to place additional pressure on an already strained well being care system.”
The CDC recommends an annual flu vaccine for everybody 6 months and older, and says ideally everybody ought to be vaccinated by the top of October. It takes 10 to 14 days for the flu vaccine to take full impact so for those who wait till the flu begins circulating, your physique might not have time to construct up safety. Vaccine choices differ by age however embody a number of sorts of photographs or a nasal spray model.
One warning: COVID-19, colds and flu all share related signs so for those who really feel unwell, the CDC says to postpone a vaccination appointment till you are higher to keep away from getting others sick.
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