Flu and Covid jabs in the same arm….

DH came home with appointments for both of us for both vaccinations at our local pharmacy after he’d shopped there earlier in the week. He had both this afternoon but I caused mystified confusion when I said I’d prefer to have mine separately. However they were happy enough to do it and I’ve had the covid one this afternoon and will have the flu one next week.

As the last time I had flu, and it was definitely real flu, I went down with it the day before I was due to have the vaccination, I’d better get a move on.

Our pharmacy is doing one in each arm at the same time.

In the same boat. I had both in same arm. No problem at all but of course my arm was sore for a couple of days.

Last year I had Flu & Covid in the same arm for same BC reason. No problems. This year I’ve had Covid booster and Flu a week apart in same arm and only reaction was some tiredness & muscle aches for a few days.

Both same time, same arm. Have since developed a cough but probably nothing to do with the vacc.

After extensive surgery on my left shoulder which is now all plastic inside, the muscles there let me know they are working under duress.
So right arm only for injections. My first covid and flu jabs in my right arm just seconds between them, were fine.
Hardly felt either ( and I’m a coward )
Went home and forgot about them. No reactions, ever. So don’t think about it girl! I’ve never had covid but spent a Christmas alone with flu and never again. Change your thinking from what if ? , to why should ,I have a reaction.

rosie1959

Had our Saturday the nurse said she wasn’t allowed to put both injections in one arm

I asked about this when I had mine. They absolutely are allowed to do it but have to be asked/told before the first needle goes in as they need to levae a space between inhection sites so the first needle had to go in a little higher to be able to fit both into the muscle.

My Mum who is 95 had both in the same arm last Sunday and she has been OK.

I choose to have mine 3 weeks apart, covid first. Worked wonderfully thus far.

Had both 'jabs' this morning.- one in each arm. I did ask about having both at the same time, as I was a little concerned about possible reactions, but was assured it would not be a problem. All the Staff carrying out the injections had both on the same day.

I won’t be having any more Covid jabs, but I’ve had the flu jab this morning. No problem at all.

I can only have jabs in one arm, so I stick to one at a time. Mind you that arm is also the one I use for my walking stick and I have a rotator cuff injury, so it's permanently sore anyway. I just don't want to take the chance of making it ache more. So far I've had covid and shingles, flu jab in 3 weeks and then booking the pneumococcal one.

Sparklefizz - i think you've hit it on the head there when you say two vacs in one day too much for the body to take. That in my mind is exactly what is wrong with the MMR jab for kids. Too much for their system to take and their body blows in to overload . bring back the jabs separately i say then parents will allow them to be received.

Well the decision was delayed as I didn’t feel well yesterday and I knew one question would be “ are you feeling well”so I didn’t go.
I will rearrange on Monday.
Actually I couldn’t cancel as the phones weren’t being answered but it was a group appointment so I wouldn’t be missed.

Dh did, no problem.
I had mine a week apart, same arm, because a friend once had a very painful arm for ages because of 2 jabs together. It was pre Covid, though, so either flu and pneumonia or flu and shingles, I can’t remember.
At any rate she could barely move her arm for a couple of weeks.

I am in the same position having had a mastectomy. This year I had both in the same arm. It was fine.
Last year I had the flu jab in my leg and Covid in the arm. I was told that the Covid jab cannot be put into the leg but the flu jab is fine there.

I have no contraindications and would have had both together but wasn’t planning to have the Covid one then changed my mind as my youngsters have both had the recent version and have been horribly Ill. Had the Covid yesterday and have been extremely unwell since! Every blinking time. Still hopefully will make any infection a little better. My daughter is still very unwell a week into this version of Covid, it’s frightening to see young, fit and healthy people in such a bad way.

Not this particular mix but my Mum and sister were in your situation after cancer and both occasionally had 2 injections in one arm.

furzeacre579

Sparklefizz - i think you've hit it on the head there when you say two vacs in one day too much for the body to take. That in my mind is exactly what is wrong with the MMR jab for kids. Too much for their system to take and their body blows in to overload . bring back the jabs separately i say then parents will allow them to be received.

Yes, I agree with you. I paid for my granddaughter to have her childhood jabs separately to avoid that overload. That option wasn't available on the NHS.

Remember Gulf War Syndrome when soldiers being deployed to the Gulf were pumped full of heavy duty vaccines to counteract chemical warfare etc?

This current Covid variant is very nasty indeed. A couple I know were ill for 3 weeks, and although tested negative after 12 days, they still felt very rough. I saw them yesterday and the wife looks dreadful - she's lost a lot of weight which she didn't need to lose, and she looks grey in the face and completely drained.

They had both had all the vaccines.

It certainly can't be brushed off as "just like a cold".

I had both in the same arm last year and again a few days ago with absolutely no ill effects

Hi. I just had both in the same arm. Dr said it might be a bit sore, but I prefer 1 sore arm to 2! No problem.

And just one to say, all the rumours about ‘overloading’ your immune system are non scientific nonsense . Our immune systems are bombarded with hundreds of pathogens every day and can perfectly well cope.

My friend had them both in same arm today She is about to travel and wanted one arm ache free.Dr said " no problem '

I had breast cancer and lymph node removal in my left arm. I never have any kind of injection there since 2017.

Due to a very bad reaction to my first Covid shot (swelling of lymph nodes in my right arm, into neck and jaw, painful!) my Dr always gives me Covid shots and boosters in my thigh. I’ve never had Covid. Flu shots go in right arm only.
USA Gundy

Had both in same arm on Wednesday and have had no problems at all. The pharmacist said that they had to be 2cm apart.