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Push to double up on Covid booster and flu shot may have a downside, experts caution
“I really believe this is why God gave us two arms — one for the flu shot and the other one for the Covid shot.” — Ashish Jha, White House Covid coordinator, Sept. 6, 2022
As the promotional push to get people vaccinated with one of the updated, bivalent Covid vaccines heats up, federal health authorities are urging Americans to consider getting their Covid shot and their flu shot at the same time. And with concern about a fall wave of Covid paramount in this effort, the messaging is stressing the importance of doing this sooner rather than later.
