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By Jay Shiffler
Communications specialist and Veteran, VA’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Get your flu shot before the holidays to best protect yourself and the people you care about. When you get your flu shot, you reduce your risk of getting sick with flu. You will also help to reduce the spread of flu so that you and your loved ones can enjoy a healthier holiday season together.
With holiday gatherings approaching, you can also do your part to best protect yourself and others from COVID-19. When you stay up to date with an updated bivalent COVID-19 booster dose, you will be protected against both the original virus that causes COVID-19 and its Omicron variants.
You can safely receive both the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu vaccine during the same visit to your provider.
Get your flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine before the holidays
Both the flu vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine are essential to protecting yourself during this holiday season. They not only increase your chances of staying healthy, but also have been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death from illness.
In addition, these vaccines will help you provide a safe environment for your loved ones who are more at risk, such as pregnant women, older adults and those with chronic diseases.
With the flu and COVID-19 vaccines, you can protect yourself, those you love, and those around you during this holiday season.
Learn more at Flu And COVID-19: One Visit, Two Vaccines | https://rly.pt/FLUandCOVID
Communications specialist and Veteran, VA’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Get your flu shot before the holidays to best protect yourself and the people you care about. When you get your flu shot, you reduce your risk of getting sick with flu. You will also help to reduce the spread of flu so that you and your loved ones can enjoy a healthier holiday season together.
With holiday gatherings approaching, you can also do your part to best protect yourself and others from COVID-19. When you stay up to date with an updated bivalent COVID-19 booster dose, you will be protected against both the original virus that causes COVID-19 and its Omicron variants.
You can safely receive both the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu vaccine during the same visit to your provider.
Get your flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine before the holidays
Both the flu vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine are essential to protecting yourself during this holiday season. They not only increase your chances of staying healthy, but also have been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death from illness.
In addition, these vaccines will help you provide a safe environment for your loved ones who are more at risk, such as pregnant women, older adults and those with chronic diseases.
With the flu and COVID-19 vaccines, you can protect yourself, those you love, and those around you during this holiday season.
Learn more at Flu And COVID-19: One Visit, Two Vaccines | https://rly.pt/FLUandCOVID
Veterans Affairs (VA)
Coronavirus COVID19
Health
Edited 2 y ago
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Don't forget the shingles vaccination if you're over 50!
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shingles/expert-answers/shingles-vaccine/faq-20057859
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shingles/expert-answers/shingles-vaccine/faq-20057859
Shingles vaccine: Should I get it?
People who are age 50 and older should get the shingles vaccine to prevent shingles.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
Shingles does not have the bad outcomes that flu does but if you want to be uncomfortable, don't get the shingles vaccine. I plan to get the shingles vaccine ASAP (still a youngster at 48).
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Flu, shingles and pneumococcal vaccines should be on your list when recommended.
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