{"id":8987,"date":"2021-10-07T20:13:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=8987"},"modified":"2021-10-07T20:13:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:13:23","slug":"can-you-get-a-flu-vaccine-at-the-same-time-as-a-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/can-you-get-a-flu-vaccine-at-the-same-time-as-a-covid-19-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get a flu vaccine at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccine ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1270968696-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8990\" width=\"281\" height=\"189\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to information\npublished by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the answer\nis yes. The CDC tells us that you can get a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu vaccine\nat the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though both vaccines can be given at\nthe same visit, people should follow the recommended schedule for either\nvaccine: If you haven\u2019t gotten your currently recommended doses of COVID-19\nvaccine, get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you can, and ideally get a flu\nvaccine by the end of October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While limited data exist on giving COVID-19 vaccines with other\nvaccines, including flu vaccines, experience with giving other vaccines\ntogether has shown the way our bodies develop protection and possible side\neffects are generally similar whether vaccines are given alone or with other\nvaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have concerns about getting both vaccines at the same time,\nyou should speak with a health care provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information regarding the Covid vaccine\nyou can visit the CDC website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/faq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/faq.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to information published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the answer is yes. The CDC tells us that you can get a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu vaccine at the same time. Even though both vaccines &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/can-you-get-a-flu-vaccine-at-the-same-time-as-a-covid-19-vaccine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8987"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8992,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987\/revisions\/8992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}