There are actually a number of ways the flu shot could make the looming 'twindemic' less severe.
Early research isn't conclusive, and the reasons the flu shot may help protect people against COVID-19 aren't immediately clear."We could be seeing 'bystander immunity,' where our bodies nonspecifically enhance our response to other viruses after getting the flu vaccine. That's because our innate immune cells will defend the body against multiple pathogens, including those not targeted by the flu vaccine itself," she explained.
But even if it offers no protection from the novel coronavirus,"there are at least three ways the flu vaccine can help in the COVID-19 pandemic," Dr. Cutler said."You will be less likely to get ," he said."These symptoms could be suspicious for COVID-19 and keep you out of work or isolated at home even if testing is negative because of the risk of a 'false negative' test.""You reduce the risk of getting simultaneous flu and COVID-19 infections, which could be significantly worse than either alone," Dr. Cutler told POPSUGAR.
So, if you weren't convinced yet that getting a flu shot this year is in everyone's best interest, hopefully you are now. Remember too that"the most important way you can prevent COVID-19, and at the same time also prevent flu, is to wear a mask and socially distance," Dr. Cutler said. You heard him.
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