VIDEO. Flu, Covid-19 … The challenges of double vaccination – Franceinfo

Doses of seasonal flu vaccine are ready and have been approved for use since Friday, October 22. The vaccine dose may also cross over the booster dose of the vaccine against coronavirus. “We will be able to do both vaccines on the same day, which will simplify the third booster against Covid-19. It will suffice to do one in each arm”, explains Florence Savoyaud, pharmacist in Paris. Vaccination in two different arms results in two different immune responses.

This year, the flu shot is being taken earlier. The reason is that the target audience for the influenza vaccine is also the target audience for the third booster dose against the flu. Covid-19 : people over 65, pregnant women and people with chronic illnesses. In the Ehpad, it is possible to be vaccinated since the 19th October in order to protect against the many risks. “We already have the bronchiolitis virus, we still have the Covid virus and we are going to have the influenza virus circulating”, notes Professor Jérôme Salomon, Director General of Health.