How long do I need between my flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccination?
Vaccines
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
Q: Serena from Australia asks: “In Australia it’s time for our flu vax. How long do I need between this and COVID-19 vaccination?” A: Ideally, there would be 14 days before or after getting the COVID-19 vaccine and any other vaccine. However, there may be situations where a shorter interval between would be ok. Folks Read more…
March 4, 2021
Will the vaccines prevent Long Covid?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Likely! There is good biological reason to think so, but like many things we lack hard data. Many followers have asked this great question in recent weeks. Clinical trials have shown the vaccines are AMAZING at preventing serious disease and death. But what about those mild infections after a vaccine, could they still lead Read more…
Q: Serena from Australia asks: “In Australia it’s time for our flu vax. How long do I need between this and COVID-19 vaccination?” A: Ideally, there would be 14 days before or after getting the COVID-19 vaccine and any other vaccine. However, there may be situations where a shorter interval between would be ok. Folks Read more…
Will the vaccines prevent Long Covid?
Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Likely! There is good biological reason to think so, but like many things we lack hard data. Many followers have asked this great question in recent weeks. Clinical trials have shown the vaccines are AMAZING at preventing serious disease and death. But what about those mild infections after a vaccine, could they still lead Read more…
A: Likely! There is good biological reason to think so, but like many things we lack hard data. Many followers have asked this great question in recent weeks. Clinical trials have shown the vaccines are AMAZING at preventing serious disease and death. But what about those mild infections after a vaccine, could they still lead Read more…
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