A common question today:
Q: “Can I get a flu vaccine at same time as a Covid vaccine?”
A: YES!
The immune system evolved to be able to respond to MANY targets simultaneously. Similar to parallel processes on a computer, the immune system has enormous parallel capability.
Q: “Can I get a flu vaccine at same time as a Covid vaccine?”
A: YES!
The immune system evolved to be able to respond to MANY targets simultaneously. Similar to parallel processes on a computer, the immune system has enormous parallel capability.
For example, in my research largely pre-COVID, we profile immune responses to pathogens and vaccines.
In a single vaccine or infection, the immune system responds to an enormous array of different “epitopes” on even one pathogen or vaccine.
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In a single vaccine or infection, the immune system responds to an enormous array of different “epitopes” on even one pathogen or vaccine.
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When we add additional vaccines to the mix, it simply adds an extra set of epitopes (the parts of the vaccine or pathogen that the immune system recognizes) and our amazing immune systems don’t miss a beat
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In fact, we give people multiple vaccines at once ALL THE TIME
The flu vaccine itself is 3 vaccines in one.
MMRV is 4 vaccines at once.
TDaP is 3 at once.
Covid vax is actually quite unique in that it’s only one protein! But even that has many targets on it
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The flu vaccine itself is 3 vaccines in one.
MMRV is 4 vaccines at once.
TDaP is 3 at once.
Covid vax is actually quite unique in that it’s only one protein! But even that has many targets on it
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