The flu vaccine supply campaign and the covid Started in October, continues to progress. In the Community of Madrid, people over the age of 70 are still vaccinated in health centers for both viruses. Precisely because they are both viruses, the covid and the complaint, respiratory, which act simultaneously, and that the use of masks is practically discarded, the infections can multiply. This is why the double covid and flu vaccine is very important this year, especially for the elderly. While we know that vaccines don’t prevent infections, they cause the disease to develop in a less virulent and aggressive way.
covid vaccine side effects
The booster dose against covid that is administered in this campaign is adapted to the new variants. Among the most common adverse effects after administration we can have:
– Fever.
– Headache.
– Fatigue.
– Pain in the arm from the sting.
Side effects of the flu vaccine
As for the flu vaccine, the side effects after its inoculation are usually mild and short-lived. The most frequent, similar to those of covid, are:
– Pain, redness or inflammation in the area where it was given
the vaccine.
– Headache.
– Fever.
– Nausea.
– Muscle aches.
– Fainting.
But what if we get both covid and flu vaccines at the same time? This carries no additional risk and does not imply that “the person receiving them is more likely to have an adverse reaction.” So he assures it Inma Cuestaof the National Commission which advises the Ministry of Health on vaccination, in statements a Herald of Aragon.
In this sense, explains the expert, “today the simultaneous inoculation of these two vaccines is generating reactions considered normal” (those mentioned above)… “Even the appearance of some adenopathy or inflammation of the lymph nodes would not be unusual.”
