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Taking Covid booster and flu shots at same time in early autumn may be too early for the flu.
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Taking Covid booster and flu shots at same time in early autumn may be too early for the flu.
Mon, 2022-09-12 13:20 — mike kraft Push to double up on Covid booster and flu shot may have a downside, experts caution The protection from flu vaccines erodes pretty quickly over a flu season. A dose given in early September may offer limited protection by February or March. STAT
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A number of studies have shown that the benefit of a flu shot wanes substantially over the course of a flu season — exacerbating effectiveness problems that are frequently seen when some of the strains in the vaccine aren’t well matched to the strains making people sick....
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