The side effects of the latest COVID-19 booster are the same as they were in the past.
It's normal for headaches, fatigue, and swelling at the injection site.
The flu shot and COVID booster shot are both safe, according to health officials.
The Omicron booster shot may cause some mild side effects, but they are nothing compared to what we have seen before.
According to a CDC report on the new boosters, people who got the shots in clinical trials reported similar reactions to people who got the second or third dose.
Half of the trial participants experienced some fatigue after being boosted, but they received a slightly different version of the shot.
There are four most common side effects for the trial version of the Omicron booster.
A person is at the injection site.
The person is fatigued.
There are people with headaches.
After the shot is administered, muscles ache and pains.
According to the CDC, the updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna were designed to respond to the Omicron variant. The new shots deliver a one-two punch to the "ancestral" strain as well as the latest version of the original vaccine.
The shot called the "bivalent booster" is used to fight two different versions of the same virus. Vaccines that protect against the flu are delivered in a separate shot each year.
If you have had a booster shot in the last two months, you should top off your COVID protection this season.
Two months after their last dose, children between the ages of 5 and 11 can get the new booster.
Some people may want to get their flu vaccine in one visit. Everyone should get a flu vaccine by the end of October according to the CDC.
It is convenient to get both shots on the same day. "God gave us two arms, one for the flu shot and the other for the COVID shot, in a press conference in September," said the White House COVID-19 Response Coordination.
It's safe to get a double-jab this season, but it might come with a higher risk of side effects the next day.
People who received a flu vaccine and an mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccine at the same time were more likely to experience reactions such as fatigue, headaches, and muscle aches. Mild and quick side effects were common.
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