Is it protected to get a flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine collectively? Medical professional weighs in
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some medical specialists are involved the 2021-2022 flu season will additional overwhelm hospitals coping with COVID-19 sufferers.
Dr. Janis Orlowski, the Chief Well being Care Officer of the Affiliation of American Medical Schools, is a part of a Facilities for Illness Management effort to get individuals vaccinated in opposition to COVID -19 and the flu.
“Hopefully you have already gotten your COVID-19 shot but when you have not it is positive to get these collectively,” mentioned Orlowski.
Dr. Orlowski mentioned it is protected to get each vaccines on the identical time, even with the information of a 3rd shot of the COVID-19 wanted.
“Sure, completely. What occurs is each of them stimulate your immune system however in numerous methods,” mentioned Orlowski.
She mentioned some may expertise a sore arm after the vaccines however says the flu shot won’t make you sick with the flu.
“Completely not. There isn’t any dwell virus within the vaccine that we get. There’s nothing dwell. It might’t replicate. It might’t make you sick. So, when individuals get a sore arm or a slight fever, what that basically is is your physique making antibodies which is what we would like it to do,” mentioned Orlowski.
