Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines – and a lot of older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV.
Yes, you can get your flu and COVID-19 shots at the same time. Don’t call them boosters — they’re not just another dose of last year’s protection. The coronavirus and influenza are escape artists that constantly mutate to evade your body’s immune defenses, so both vaccines are reformulated annually to target newer strains.
Mine have gotten better every time. The first one was fucking miserable. I felt like I had broken glass in my joints and I got absurdly large pimples/boils on my back and chest. I got a milder version of the same with the second and third ones. I think this was shot number 8 (?) and it was just a bit sore at the injection site. Use the muscle before it gets sore, just raise your arm above your head whenever you think about it and you don’t get that lasting pain there.