Flu Shot and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Do I Need Both?

The Flu and COVID-19 are both illnesses that can give you a fever, chills and can lead to severe respiratory illness. There are vaccines for both, but do you need both? With so much confusing information going around, it may be hard to figure out if you need both the Flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine.  Pearl Chemist Group has both the flu vaccination and the COVID-19 vaccination available in Earlsfield.

Should I get a Flu Vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine?

  1. Flu Vaccinations are now more important than ever. Because of all the lockdowns, people are more likely than ever to get flu this winter because fewer people will have built up a natural immunity to it during the pandemic.  
  2. Vaccinations for both flu and COVID-19 will provide protection for you and those around you for both illnesses and will give you protection from the most serious forms of these illnesses such as hospitalisation and even death.
  3. If you get the flu and COVID-19 at the same time, which is very possible, and are not vaccinated for both, you are much more likely to experience serious illness that results in hospitalisation or even death.

Who should get the flu vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine?

  • People aged 16 and over
  • People who live and work in care homes
  • Frontline health and social care workers
  • People who are pregnant and in one of the eligible groups

Should children have the flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine?
Clinically at risk 12-15 year-olds or those 12-15 year olds who live with someone who is immunosuppressed should have the COVID-19 vaccine.

All children aged 2-15 and children clinically at risk from 6 months old to 17 years of age are eligible to receive a flu vaccine. Most young children receive a nasal spray.

Flu vaccines and COVID-19 are an integral part of public health management and ensure that you and your loved ones are protected from severe illness. Remember that we are all more susceptible to severe illness and even death now due to the repeated lockdowns, so be sure to schedule your necessary flu, COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots for yourself and all of your loved ones who are eligible to receive them. Pearl Chemist Group has appointments available at our vaccination clinic in Earlsfield.  Visit us online to book in today.  www.pearlchemistgroup.co.uk