{"id":57589,"date":"2020-08-31T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/are-flu-shots-safe-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2020-08-31T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T20:35:00","slug":"are-flu-shots-safe-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-flu-shots-safe-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"#Are flu shots safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8ab67efc8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-flu-shots-safe-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic\/#Could_the_flu_vaccine_lower_your_immune_system_and_make_you_more_vulnerable_to_COVID-19\" >Could the flu vaccine lower your immune system and make you more vulnerable to COVID-19?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-flu-shots-safe-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic\/#What_happens_if_someone_gets_a_flu_shot_while_infected_with_COVID-19\" >What happens if someone gets a flu shot while infected with COVID-19?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-flu-shots-safe-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic\/#Who_should_get_vaccinated_for_the_flu_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic\" >Who should get vaccinated for the flu during the COVID-19 pandemic?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Are flu shots safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        With the COVID-19 pandemic still going as the country enters flu season, public health experts are urging Americans to get the flu vaccine \u2014 with some precautions.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors say getting the shot is safe so long as people follow protocols to prevent exposure to the coronavirus while they\u2019re out getting it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe precautions people should take to get their flu shot are the same precautions when you run other essential errands,\u201d Dr. Martine Hackett, a public health professor at Hofstra University, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you go out, make sure you\u2019re wearing a mask and make sure you\u2019re able to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> distance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here is what the experts have to say on questions and concerns about getting the shot while staying safe from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Could_the_flu_vaccine_lower_your_immune_system_and_make_you_more_vulnerable_to_COVID-19\"><\/span><strong>Could the flu vaccine lower your immune system and make you more vulnerable to COVID-19?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Any fears about the vaccination making the immune system weaker and more susceptible to contracting the virus are unfounded, doctors said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe immune system is being stimulated to make antibodies, so it\u2019s a very different response,\u201d said Dr. Sandra Kesh, an infectious disease specialist at Westmed Medical Group.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors also stress that the vaccine doesn\u2019t <em>give<\/em> anyone the flu \u2014 and that any symptoms that may pop up after are the result of an overactive immune system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is still this myth that you\u2019ll get flu from the flu vaccine, which is total baloney,\u201d said Dr. Willaim Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few people \u2014 about 1 percent \u2014 get a fever. That\u2019s not the flu, that\u2019s the body working already on the vaccine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_someone_gets_a_flu_shot_while_infected_with_COVID-19\"><\/span><strong>What happens if someone gets a flu shot while infected with COVID-19?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no evidence that someone who unknowingly has the virus when they get the flu shot will end up with a worse COVID-19 case, experts said.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise-healthy patients suffering from mild colds often still get the shot, Kesh noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t see it being a problem. We don\u2019t see people even getting a worse cold,\u201d Kesh said, though she added doctors might not administer the shot when a patient\u2019s immune system is too weak for it to \u201ctake\u201d and be effective.<\/p>\n<p>Some believe the flu shot and other vaccinations may even potentially help ward <em>off<\/em> the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anything, there\u2019s a theory out that other vaccines might actually provide a stimulus of your immune system and it might be better off to fight off the virus,\u201d Schaffner said.<\/p>\n<p>Schaffner noted the theory has not been proven, but \u201cthere are flu vaccine trials to try to provide nonspecific immune enhancement\u00a0as protection against the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_should_get_vaccinated_for_the_flu_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic\"><\/span><strong>Who should get vaccinated for the flu during the COVID-19 pandemic?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Everyone above the age of six months should get the flu vaccine, including people who are older than 65, are pregnant or have underlying illnesses, doctors said.<\/p>\n<p>Experts noted that the shots will be important in helping prevent healthcare systems from being overwhelmed with flu patients while also potentially battling a second wave of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all should get [the flu shot] because this year we will be dealing with flu and COVID and the two illnesses present clinically in a similar fashion and doctors will be stressed to find out which is which,\u201d Schaffner added.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/31\/is-a-flu-shot-safe-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Are flu shots safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic?&#8221; With the COVID-19 pandemic still going as the country enters flu season, public health experts are urging Americans to get the flu vaccine \u2014 with some precautions. 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