{"id":117682,"date":"2024-10-24T03:50:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117682"},"modified":"2024-10-24T03:50:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:50:45","slug":"should-you-get-flu-and-covid-vaccinations-at-the-same-time-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117682","title":{"rendered":"Should you get flu and COVID vaccinations at the same time? Here&#8217;s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Everyone 6 months and older is advised to get the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/respiratory-health\/cold-and-flu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flu vaccines<\/a>, according to the latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">With September and October widely considered the best times to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/infectious-disease\/vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get vaccinated<\/a> for flu and COVID-19, some may wonder whether it\u2019s OK to get both shots at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC states on its website that &#8220;it is safe to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same visit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/vaccine-exemptions-rising-kindergarteners-cdc-reports\"><strong><u>VACCINE EXEMPTIONS ARE RISING AMONG KINDERGARTENERS, CDC REPORTS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The advantages are particularly key for young children, the agency noted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/covid-flu-vaccines.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"COVID and flu vaccines\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Everyone 6 months and older is advised to get the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 flu vaccines, according to the latest guidance from the CDC.<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Giving several shots at the same time means fewer office visits,&#8221; the CDC states. &#8220;This saves parents time and money, and can be less traumatic for the child.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst for Fox News and clinical professor of medicine at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>NYU Langone Medical Center<\/u><\/a>, agrees that it\u2019s OK to get both at the same time \u2014\u00a0 but he prefers to do them separately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/nasal-spray-flu-vaccine-gets-fda-approval-home-use-good-alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>NASAL SPRAY FLU VACCINE GETS FDA APPROVAL FOR HOME USE: \u2018A GOOD ALTERNATIVE\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My personal taste on this as a practicing internist is I tend to separate them, only because I want to know which is causing which side effects, so I can monitor it,&#8221; he told Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But for people who say, \u2018I&#8217;m only going to the pharmacy once, is it safe to have them together?\u2019, the answer is absolutely yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/343\/192\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/686\/384\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/672\/378\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1344\/756\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/931\/523\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1862\/1046\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/720\/405\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1440\/810\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1200\/675\/woman-vaccine-clinic.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Woman vaccine clinic\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>&#8220;I tend to separate them, only because I want to know which is causing which side effects so I can monitor it,&#8221; one doctor told Fox News Digital.<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dr. Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>San Francisco<\/u><\/a> biotechnology company, recommends that people get both vaccines at the same doctor\u2019s or pharmacist\u2019s visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Studies have shown that co-administering flu and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/infectious-disease\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus vaccines<\/a> makes them work about as effectively as administering them separately,&#8221; he told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Glanville said he personally gets both vaccines at once for two reasons \u2014 &#8220;because of the science and for convenience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t feel that the logistical nuisance was worth the wait for me personally, and would rather get it over with on a single vaccine day than having to schedule multiple visits,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/343\/192\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/686\/384\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/672\/378\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1344\/756\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/931\/523\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1862\/1046\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/720\/405\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1440\/810\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1200\/675\/boy-vaccination.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Boy vaccination\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>&#8220;Giving several shots at the same time means fewer office visits,&#8221; the CDC states. &#8220;This saves parents time and money, and can be less traumatic for the child.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This also allows patients to have faster vaccine coverage against both pathogens, Glanville noted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even if you are someone who might experience some side effects from a vaccine, I prefer to combine them.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beth Battaglino, CEO of HealthyWomen and a registered nurse in New Jersey, agrees that getting updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines together, at the same visit, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/healthy-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safe and common practice<\/a> known as &#8220;coadministration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Even if you are someone who might experience some side effects from a vaccine, I prefer to combine them.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is a convenient way to stay protected while avoiding multiple trips to your doctor or pharmacy,&#8221; 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