Covid and flu shot combo?

The Satellite
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Pfizer, BioNTech Begin Early-Stage Study On COVID-19-Influenza Combination Vaccine

Reuters Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (11/3, Satija) reports Pfizer and partner BioNTech “have started an early-stage study to evaluate a combination vaccine targeting COVID-19 and influenza, the companies said on Thursday.” This “single-dose vaccine candidate is a combination of Pfizer’s mRNA-based flu shot and the companies’ Omicron-tailored” bivalent “COVID-19 booster shot.”

The Hill Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (11/3, Choi) reports, “The study includes 180 adults between the ages of 18 and 64,” and “participants received their first doses of the vaccine candidate this week.”

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Older people get Fluzone or equivalent, which is a more potent regular flu dosage.

I got both shots the same day and I’m still an a$$hole, so no side effects for me.

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Dang maybe I will get one then, I was afraid I would lose my edge.

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Like me, you have no worries regarding that.

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All the doctors I’ve spoken to have said it’s fine as long as you didn’t have adverse reactions the first times individually.

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I had both at the same time. Flu shot, no reaction. COVID booster, little sore for a couple of days.

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Same here

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They are combining both into one shot. So if this works out it will be one shot that has both vaccine’s. One less jab.

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