Currently, not only the Covid-19 vaccination, flu is also recommended.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Experts in the health sector say, currently they have allowed flu and Covid-19 vaccinations. However, questions regarding the dual vaccination still remain. Is it safe to do it at the same time?
“The flu vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine can be given at the same time,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on its website. Fox News, Wednesday (20/10).
The presence of pain makes some people may be afraid of getting two different vaccination shots in one day. Several countries in the world recorded a decrease in the activity of Covid-19 and influenza.
However, the public is asked to take mitigation measures taken in the midst of a pandemic to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. For example, such as wearing a mask, keeping a distance, and maintaining hand hygiene. This year health experts warned of a possible increase in flu activity.
“This year our society is more courageous and the use of masks is reduced, the possibility of flu cases this year is more,” said Davis.
Although they may be given simultaneously, the CDC advises health care providers to administer the vaccine at different injection sites by at least two centimeters. It is recommended to differentiate local reactions.
“But if someone is worried about doing it at the same time, they can do it at different times. There’s no need to wait 14 days,” said Dr Aaron Glatt, Head of Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau.
What’s more, Glatt continued, there is no evidence at this time that concurrent administration of the two vaccines, namely the flu and Covid-19, will increase the potential for side effects. According to the Chair of the Emergency Medicine Association at Northwell Health on Long Island, Dr Fred Davis, the most common side effect for both is pain in the arm on the side of the injection.
The dean of the school of health and nursing professions and Chief Global Health Officer at Long Island University, Denise Walsh confirmed, getting flu vaccine is the best protection against the flu. “It can also interfere with potentially serious complications, and getting the COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection against COVID-19,” he said on the CDC’s official website.
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