To worry about getting covid and flu jab on the same day?

[DottyLS]

I had this last year and felt off for a day but otherwise ok, same as ds who is 17 but has health issues.
This year now had lots of people in RL saying they wouldn't do that, that it's potentially dangerous. Anyone have any insight?

Yes of course it's not dangerous! They were doing it to people in their eighties and nineties while I was at the pharmacy and my friends 102y old.mother had both at same time at home last week ...

I'm immunocompromised.

Had both on the same day. Had a slightly stiff arm for a day or so in the covid arm but the flu arm was fine. No other side effects.

I had both at the same time. Always have a reaction to the Covid jab (sore arm, racing heart etc) but that was no different to usual.

I had both together, felt a bit rough overnight but fine the next day except for a sore arm

I had both mine on the same day. I got it because I work in social care but was also 30 weeks pregnant. It's not dangerous. If it was they wouldn't do it.

I had no side effects at all. Left the building and forgot all about it basically.

You’ll be fine, I had both of mine together and have felt far better than when I’ve had both at the same the 2 previous years. No ache in my arm, no feeling like I’m getting a cold, nothing.

No, just if you fit the criteria

Don't bother with the COVID jab - you'll still stand every chance of catching it, you can still transmit it and the risk of severe heart problems, blood clots and/or worse is significantly higher than the risk of death from COVID.

WHY DONT PEOPLE DO THEIR RESEARCH? Oh yes I forgot, because all we need to do is listen to the BBC and sky news because they're definitely right, not lying to us and aren't in any way funded and/or inextricably linked to huge pharmaceutical companies.

I know you'll all call me a "conspiracy theorist" but just look at the effing state of the country. These are not conspiracies, they are facts. The amount of rubbish that we get drip fed on the daily from mainstream media is absolutely insane.

If you're not dead from COVID yet, you're not going to die from it. Get the flu jab by all means (I'm not an anti vaxxer before the name calling begins and my child has been vaccinated against all childhood diseases etc). I just decide to look into things with a bit more depth as I feel it's necessary to do so given the awful state we are in as a nation.

I have mine separately. I book on the nhs app for Covid, and the flu jab at the doctors surgery a week or two later.

I booked mine separately, with a week between, but only because I am a side sleeper and last year I learnt that when getting both on same day, both arms are sore for side sleeping! Having them a week apart means I won't have both arms sore at the same time :)

Vaccine Top Trumps: DH had his Covid, flu and pneumonia all in one go. (Don't know which arm had 2 in!)

All fine.

Why @DottyLS would you think it's not safe? Why would you believe your 'friends' rather than the medics?

"DO YOUR RESURCH"

Have you read the clinical research and actual data behind it all? (do you even have full access to this as a health researcher?) Have you discussed it with actual biomed scientists who have a very in-depth understanding?

Or have you watched some youtube channels who "tell you what everyone else is covering up". Do you wonder how a random on youtube has access to information that no one else has? That the research community doesn't have access to?

Yes I do actually, my DP is a consultant in the NHS 🙂 However, the research is available for all of us to view.

I recently got told at my booking appointment (12 weeks pregnant) that I should definitely get the COVID jab. Not one clinical trial has been published that confirms it is safe for pregnant women or that the pros outweigh the cons where COVID jabs are concerned for pregnant women. It also hasn't even been around for 5 years yet. In time, if long term trials get published and are reassuring, of course I'll happily change my mind as I'm not a mad raging lunatic. I'm just not stupid enough to pop a trial drug into me just yet.

Each to their own 🙂

I waited a week between my vaccinations, partly because I felt having two jabs at the same time was putting unnecessary strain on my body but also because I've had lymph nodes removed from under my right arm and so can never have any injections, blood taken etc from thst arm. There seems to be a plentiful supply of both vaccines at the moment and the pharmacist didn't question my reasons for having them separately.

My dad always gets knocked off his feet for 3 days with the flu shot. He won't have the covid one even though.

Not entirely true on the "not being around for 5 years even" as the RNA vaccine, and a vaccine for Coronavirus was out there - but as, prior to 2020, most Coronavirus' were fairly benign, it wasn't cost efficient to vaccinate people.

You could say similar about the flue vaccine for how it is basically recreated each year with an educated guess as to which strains will affect the UK during flu season.

So far I have managed to avoid getting Covid. I would very much like it to stay that way. Unfortunately, my Mum had it for the third time 4 months ago and it has left her very disabled. My husband had it in July for the second time, and is really struggling in his recovery and it's affecting our home life quite significantly right now. If you were so knowledgeable, you would know it's about much more than just dying of covid.

I did last year and will again this year.

I had both at the same time and the only downside was that both of my arms hurt so had to sleep on my back that night!

How is the BBC funded by large pharmaceutical companies PP?

Good on him! I'm sorry to hear he suffers so badly with the flu jab though. I'm due to get mine next week as I'm pregnant so hoping this year's is kind!

I totally understand why if, for personal and health related reasons someone would opt to get the COVID jab. It's completely their choice and given how scary that time was for many people with pre existing medical conditions was, I can completely understand why they would opt for the jab as a comfort blanket (I reckon I would've done the same).

However, I'm fortunate enough to have no underlying health conditions and also a family who are mainly made up of either drs or nurses. I'm not saying I'm an expert in any way shape or form either- I'm absolutely not! I've just read lots of certified information from an array of sources (not YouTube like someone suggested), and have made an informed choice for me as an individual. I feel this was necessary and not a crazy thing to do, given it is a new drug with trials that are still VERY MUCH on-going, and also given the side effects that have clearly been reported (often affecting young people, of which I am).

All I'm saying is that I would love it if others could also look further than the mainstream medbia that has incredibly interesting motives (to put it kindly), for their own long term benefits.

Seeing as you suggested those getting it hadn't done their research, and just listened to BBC / Sky who you claim are funded by pharma, then you clearly are judging people who get the vaccine. 🙄🙄 🙄 🙄

Do you have proof you aren't as well protected by feb /march?

This year now had lots of people in RL saying they wouldn't do that, that it's potentially dangerous.

Dangerous in what way?

Your body can cope with meeting people on the same day in Sainsburys who have Covid or flu so why couldn't it cope with the two vaccines on the same day?

No, apologies if it came across that way. To reiterate, if they felt the pros outweighed the cons for their personal situation then who am I to comment?

All I am saying is, I think it's VERY important given how new the vaccine is that people do the research necessary to make an informed choice.

Also, if all you've got to say is that I'm judging people then I don't think you've got much of an argument in response of what I've said.

We are all allowed opinions too, despite certain media outlets demonising people like me for mine and labelling people as anti vaxxers and conspiracy theorists (which as I've proved, I am not... off to get the flu jab next week 👍).

Sorry if my posts have sounded a bit "out there" and judgy... I just felt that it was important that this perspective is brought to the table as often it isn't, or is just shut down.

I wish you all well in whatever you choose. I've made my choice (for now), and I respect your choice, too.

I just had COVID and flu vaccination at the same appointment a couple of weeks ago. I can't say I have had any I'll effects, I did even have a tender injection site this time around. I would say not to worry.