covid booster and IFN injection on same day?

[Grendall]

Hi all,

just a quickie if anyone is listening re-the above.

I may have the chance of getting my covid booster, flu vaccine tomorrow but it would actually be on my IFN injection day, I’m thinking this may not be a good idea, any thoughts please?

The thing is, I go to my GP for my bloods ready for my Heam appointments and they are always the same days which are the same days as my injection day 🤷‍♀️

[EPguy]

I'm hesitant to combine flu and covid, since there's them no way to know which one caused any effects, if there are some. Doing all three does seem a lot.

How have your PEG effects been? Do you feel off for a couple days after? That could be a reason to separate them. I'm on Bes and its effects are more diffuse for me, not necessarily the few days after the shot. So I would feel ok doing one or the other of flu/covid the same day as Bes, but still not all three. This is only my feeling on it.

[hunter5582]

i had a first time ever reaction to the flu vaccine when I combined flu with pneumonia vaccine. I plan to avoid combining vaccines in the future. I do not do any vaccines on a Besremi injection day just as a matter of principle. Why take chances. I also be sure to do my labs at least a few days - week after Besremi injections so the labs represent my most current status.

[Trocken]

I was booked to have covid and flu together on Monday, the pharmacist wouldn’t allow it, advised to hve atleast a week between them both. I’m so pleased it was checked I’ve been ill since Mon, it’s knocked me for 6.

[Polly-PV in reply to Trocken]

which vaccination has knocked you for six?

[tatty123]

I take my Peg injections on Sundays so whenever I’ve had a covid jab I’ve booked them for Thursdays. I was advised by my haemo team to have a gap between the two

Also I’ve not had covid and flu vaccines at the same time and won’t be this year.

I hope this helps.

Xx

[FG251]

I did/had all three yesterday (PEG early morning, the others at 5pm) and feel fine, apart from a slightly sore left arm where the Covid booster was.

[Grendall]

thanks everyone,

It does make sense to not have them on Thursdays (my injection day) only asked as I have my bloods today as am asking the Surgery nurse about booking them in…as for having the flu and covid booster together that’s what they are wanting to do, my partner has just had both together from his GP last week, although he said he was definitely ‘off it’ for a couple of days and was never affected before

Thanks everyone 👍

[Fizzydog]

Hi I would advise against having all 3 on the same day, I had Covid19 & Flu together on Saturday and have been ill ever since with Flu like symptoms & total fatigue no energy at all. I know we need to have all the injections but if you can stagger them I would strongly advise it. Or be prepared to feel ill after them. Good luck and I hope you will be ok. We need to have them all, but I think it would definitely be good having them on different days if you can.

[AndyT]

I’m not aware of any medical reason not to have covid, flu & interferon jabs on the same day but I’ve avoided it just in case of any side effects from having them all together.

Maybe go ahead with your interferon on the due date and book the others a few days later? I had Covid booster and flu jab together on Sunday with no side effects

[Grendall in reply to AndyT]

thanks AndyT, that’s what I intend to do now

[HazeBlue]

space the treatments out. No way am I having spikevax and no other vaccine on same day as flu jab. Seek advice from specialist