Submitted by number1dork t3_120rixo in askscience
Matrix17 t1_jdjfkq1 wrote
Reply to comment by Alwayssunnyinarizona in What happened to the old COVID variants, like Delta? Could they come back? by number1dork
Yeah I hope it becomes a combo vaccine. Since the uptake now is low, it might boost the numbers a bit. But the same people who won't take a covid vaccine are probably the same that won't take a flu vaccine. And it's not like flu vaccine numbers are high to begin with
Alwayssunnyinarizona t1_jdjmxlp wrote
The latest is that a combo vaccine will not be available for this fall. I would expect a split option to remain available for some time, what with states like ID and MO considering bans on mRNA vaccines. Darwin chuckles.
SwimmingWonderful755 t1_jdjqc1q wrote
(New Zealand) I was recently part of a medical trial relating to getting a covid vaccine at the same time as, or 6 weeks after a flu jab. Pfizer funded, double blind, decent sized pool, one of many countries participating, tra la. Results aren’t available publicly yet, but work is being done on the viability of piggybacking them, at the very least.
Anecdotally, I had covid and flu jabs at the same time (soreness at the site etc (and later confirmed when unblinded) and placebo at 6 weeks, no reaction more than swelling at the injection site. Chatting with others in the waiting room, sounded like it was similar in our cohort, at least.
MidnightAdventurer t1_jdkcgs1 wrote
The latest booking system on the NZ MOH website gives you the option to have both at the same time.
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