vaccinations = one in each arm

The jabs are not given together in my area. The covid booster is given at a local sports centre and patients from all surgeries go there. I had mine 10 days ago but my arm is still sore when touched. I go to the church hall (hired by our very cramped surgery) for the flu jab next week. I wouldn’t have both together even if it was available.

Our bodies can easily cope with more than one vaccine at the time. Think how babies (much smaller than us), have multiple vaccines together.

TBH I am much happier getting it all over and done with in one go, rather than spreading it out. I just had one day in which I was out of action -

I had one in each arm in the winter of 2020. Best to get it over with I thought.

Had Moderna Covid booster in one arm and was offered flu which I had in the other. This was one hour ago.

I had flu jab in my r arm yesterday, I could not have slept on that side. It has subsided today. My covid jab will be in l arm in two weeks, meantime my body will have a good time to adapt to working with and absorbing, the flu vaccine

I had my covid vaccination yesterday and have a painful, heavy arm today and it hurt to sleep on that side. Flu jabs have not been offered yet in this area but I would not have them both at once anyway. The possibility of both arms being out of action and not being able to sleep on my side puts me off this idea.

They have also closed my local vaccine centre so had to travel some distance to a centre in a different borough. Other options were pharmacies two buses away. They are not making it as easy as it was to get vaccinated.

Franbern

So, 48 hours later - covid jab arm, a little sore around injection site, and slightly heavy feeling. Yesterday, I could not properly pull myself together, just kept falling asleep, = had great night sleep last night and absolutely back to normal now. I know, that neither are really fully effective for about another fortnight. I do wonder at those that refuse these vaccinations.

My friend told me yesterday she had had the same side effects as you 'Spaced out"'was how she described it, and a bit sore around the site. We are a week on Saturday so probably will not need much wine that weekend!

Franbern

*Yammy*, when I had my shingles shot, it had no after-effect whatsoever.

Thanks for letting me know that reassures me we still have not heard. DD had a very bad attack that was on her face and in her hair, she had to sleep with icepacks. Luckily we got her to the GP on time and he gave her a shot of something that lessons the attack.

I did, yesterday and I feel absolutely fine!
Covid in left, flu in right , no problem!

I suppose knowing which you have a reaction to won't really help as they both will change every year

We always have jabs separately-or how do you know which it is if you have a reaction?
DH and I have both had Covid-flu booked in a couple of weeks-mine at local supermarket pharmacy!

I am expecting mine to be done separately the flu jab is usually done by our GP but Covid jabs for my group where done externally the GP only did the elderly and those at risk to my knowledge the GP hasn't even started doing Covid as they haven't had any supplies
We have a few pop up sites advertised for our area so hopefully I will become eligible by the time these occur

I wanted separation so flu jab this evening in r arm and covid in 2 weeks in left arm

I have to avoid injections in my left arm after sentinel node removal, so I've booked my jabs at separate times. Both will be in my right arm.

Had Moderna with Omicron add on this morning . My arm is really painful already and I feel a bit “off”, never had a reaction from Pfizer or any flu jabs before. I’m booked for flu on Saturday , they had run out at the pharmacy today.

Had both on Saturday. Flu arm fine, no issues. COVID arm ached and then Sunday I was wiped out with aches and pains and sweats. Come Monday, all ok again. I slept all day Sunday and all night.

So, 48 hours later - covid jab arm, a little sore around injection site, and slightly heavy feeling. Yesterday, I could not properly pull myself together, just kept falling asleep, = had great night sleep last night and absolutely back to normal now. I know, that neither are really fully effective for about another fortnight. I do wonder at those that refuse these vaccinations.

cornergran

Mr C had one in each arm last year and was fine. Just out of hospital after surgery I opted for one at a time

This year our surgery hasn’t yet called us for vaccination, those who have been called have been offered one in each arm.

Booking via the NHS site we had covid vaccination at a local centre and a flu jab at Boots 8 days later. One question asked at Boots was have you had any other vaccination within the last 5 days. Anyone who had was refused vaccination until 5 days had passed. Wonder why the discrepancy.

I’m an RN who has worked in a vaccination centre for the past year and a half. The only vaccine you shouldn’t have within one week of your Covid jab is the shingles vaccine. All others are absolutely fine.

We get both next month a GP friend advises to get one in each arm .

MeowWow

My husband and I had both jabs last week, one in each arm. No side effects other than tenderness at the injection site which only lasted a day or two.

This describes what everyone I know has experienced including OH and me.

I cannot understand those who turn down vaccinations.

Same as last year we had the flu jab in one arm and Covid in the other. DH was absolutely fine but the arm I had the Covid shot in was sore with swelling round the injection site - though not half as bad as it was last year when my arm felt it was about to drop off for a couple of days.

Had COVID, going back for flu later. I had a conversation with the doctor who did it and asked if they had got any further with a combined vaccine so you only needed one. He said that there had been some talk about it being developed back in the spring but it all went quiet.

We both had the flu jabs and Moderna vax yesterday. We both feel fine to-day, our arms are very slightly sore but actually until I read this post I had forgotten about having them. Following the lying in state and funeral the number of cases can only rise so I am very glad to have had them.

I had the flu jab one week and the Moderna vax a week later in the other arm. I was told that my Moderna arm might be painful and heavy the following day. It was, but that didn't last more than 24 hours. I never had any reaction with the Pfizer shots so can count myself very lucky.

Had the new Moderna/Omicron vac. Did have a few extra tired days after - but only a few and normal now. Far better than having to be toted off to hospital 'in the event'. Rather glad they didn't do 'flu too (they just hadn't been sent that vaccine). I tend to react to things (have had ME in the past) and think spreading the challenges may help.