Vaccines for flu and COVID: Should you get both at the same time?

New York City mother Danyela Souza Egorov on the double standard for migrant children that will enroll in NYC schools Everyone 6 months and older is advised to get the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 flu vaccines , according to the latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

With September and October widely considered the best times to get vaccinated for flu and COVID-19, some may wonder whether it’s OK to get both shots at the same time. The CDC states on its website that "it is safe to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same visit." VACCINE EXEMPTIONS ARE RISING AMONG KINDERGARTENERS, CDC REPORTS The advantages are particularly key for young children, the agency noted.

Everyone 6 months and older is advised to get the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 flu vaccines, according to the latest guidance from the CDC. (iStock) "Giving several shots at the same time means fewer office visits," the CDC states. "This saves parents time and money, and can be less traumatic for the child.

" Dr. Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst for Fox News and clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center , agrees that it’s OK to get both at the same time — but he prefers to do them separately. NASAL SPRAY FLU VACCINE GETS FDA APPROVAL FOR HOME USE: ‘A GOOD ALTERNATIVE’ "My personal taste on this as a practicing internist is I tend to separate them, only because I want to know.