It is safe to get the Covid and flu vaccines in each arm at the same time, a study has found

It is safe to get the Covid and flu vaccines in each arm at the same time, a study has found.

Research of 700 Britons revealed giving both injections in one visit raised no safety concerns and still produced a strong immune response. 

Half of the volunteers were given both injections at the same time, while the others were given the doses separately three weeks apart. 

Co-administering the vaccines at the same time only caused ‘mild to moderate’ side effects, researchers said.

Ministers have already said millions of Britons can get the flu jab at the same time as their Covid booster. 

More than 32million people are eligible for a third dose in the coming months — but only six months after their second. 

The NHS says most people who can get a booster are also eligible for the annual flu vaccine.

Getting two or more jabs at once is already fairly standard practice throughout the NHS, especially in babies and people travelling to certain destinations.

And people in their 70s are eligible for a one-off shingles vaccine, given alongside the flu jab.

But experts have to test new combinations of vaccines, in case they become less effective when given together or severe side effects. 

The ComFluCOV study aimed to determine whether it was safe to give both jabs at once and whether there were any side effects.

Between April and June, they gave second Covid jabs and one of three flu vaccines to 679 adults from 10 NHS sites across England and Wales who had already received their first dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca.

The first group of 340 people received their second Covid dose and flu jab at the same time. 

Three weeks later, https://tranhmaihuong.com/tranh-go-cuu-hac-du-xuan-duc-dep/ they were given a saline placebo injection.

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