Flu and Covid jabs in the same arm….

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

We have to put them in separate arms, then you know which was the culprit if you get a skin reaction.
The thigh is used if both arms not available.

I asked for mine to be in the same arm but was told they weren’t allowed to.

I also have lymphoedema following mastectomy and lymph node removal so I can’t have jabs in that arm.

I usually have covid and flu jabs a couple of weeks apart but I’m sure I have in the past had one - flu? - in the thigh.

I had flu and covid in the same arm last Saturday. I have a bad hip and always sleep on the other good side so didn't want any jabs on the good side. It was fine. I could feel it for two days after but that was exactly the same for my husband who had one in each arm. It wasn't at all bad though.

I had to have both in one arm last year and I was fine.

wildswan16

I think I am right in saying that flu vacc can be given in the thigh - perhaps worth asking if you are concerned.

My sister was unable to have jabs in either arm this year and she was given one in each thigh

I had lymph nodes removed on left side and will not risk lymphodema.
In any case nothing on earth would persuade me to have both jabs on the same day.
I had my 7th(I think) covid jab in June and unlike all
the preceding ones it floored me with shivers, palpitations and arm pain.

I had both done a couple of weeks ago. I had them both in my left arm so that my right arm would be usable if there was any stiffness afterwards. As usual I had no problems at all.

growstuff the valid reason for not having both done on the same day is if you have a reaction to one, and it does happen, you would not necessarily know which it was because the arm is not always affected.

I personally never have flu and Covid injections on the same day but I can understand why the OP does.

I am fortunate I can at present walk to my local pharmacy but for how much longer I do not know.

Mine are on consecutive days in two different pharmacies. I am hoping they will use both arms as one might be a little painful the next day.

Had both in the same arm earlier this week. No problem at all.

I felt a little off the next day after having two but nothing very much I don’t know if it was one of the vaccinations not that it really matters. I had the different flu jab from previous times this was the one for over 65s as opposed to under

I certainly would not get both in same arm on same day.

I've had two vaccinations on the same day without ill-effects but never two in the same arm. The idea of having one in your thigh seems sensible.
Sometimes you get a stiff arm and I'd hate a doubly stiff one!

I suspect that's a local protocol.

I can't have a jab in my left arm and I don't want both in the same arm at the same time. There doesn't seem to be any valid medical reason why I shouldn't have them together, but it's a personal choice. I haven't had any side effects from any of the jabs I've had, but if I do, I want to know which one has caused it. For me, it was easy enough to arrange to have them done on separate days, but I think I would have asked to have one done in my thigh, if it had been a problem.

rosie1959

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

Interesting that the nurse said that.
Prior to having Covid and flu jabs last Monday I had to fill in a form. There was a question about which arm I wanted to have the injection in, left or right?
Most people had both jabs in the same arm. I had one in each arm.