“People often wonder, can the body ‘handle’ two vaccines simultaneously? The answer is yes, and we do this all the time.'
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The agency also changed the recommended timing of flu vaccination for some groups of people, including pregnant people in theYet it was the new recommendation regarding simultaneous COVID-19 and flu vaccines that dominated the update. Although Grohskopf said there is little data surrounding the idea, experience with other vaccine combinations has show that both immune response and potential side effects are similar when given alone or with other vaccines.
And while Americans are now free to get both vaccines at the same time, Grohskopf was quick to point out that neither vaccine should be delayed. Andrew Noymer, PhD, did not see any problems with giving the COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same time.
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