Many Utahns routinely get an annual flu shot every fall. But now that the federal government has given the go-ahead for everyone six months and older to get the newly updated COVID-19 vaccine, how should the shots be timed?
The question is complicated by problems with the rollout of the new COVID-19 shots. Approved in mid-September, they're still difficult to find in Utah and around the country, and may not yet be covered by some insurance plans as required.
"My recommendation is yes, get your COVID as soon as you can because it's already circulating," he said, acknowledging there are Utahns who don't feel they need to be vaccinated against the virus. Last year, flu cases began increasing around the start of November and peaked in early January, although the season lasted longer.
The protection from a flu shot "has a little bit of a shorter life than we might like, in some ways it's a little like the COVID vaccines," Marks said, the reasoning behind not getting the flu vaccine too early in the season, before infection becomes a threat.Why you may want both shots at the same time
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