COVID-19, flu vaccines safe to give at the same time, study showsA UK study yesterday in The Lancet finds that flu and COVID-19 vaccines can be safely co-administered.Led by researchers from the Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, the multicenter phase 4 clinical trial involved 679 adults at 12 UK sites.
Participants were randomly assigned to receive one of three inactivated age-appropriate seasonal flu vaccines and either the second dose of a Pfizer/BioNTech (BNT162b2) or AstraZeneca/Oxford (ChAdOx1) COVID-19 vaccine or a placebo from Apr 1 to Jun 26, 2021.The goal was to determine whether co-administration of the vaccines, which would free up healthcare provider time to vaccinate more people, is safe and will