Global Health: Corona and influenza vaccine can be given at the same time

Dr. Qamarul Hassan, Head of the Immunization Unit, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Polio at the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, confirmed during a press conference of the World Health Organization today, that taking the influenza vaccine and the Corona vaccine together caused concern around the world, noting that the application of the Corona vaccine program with a vaccine. Influenza guarantees the spacing between the two vaccines, but there are no risks from taking the two vaccines together, so that the seasonal flu vaccine and the Corona vaccine can be taken, indicating that the two vaccines can be received at the same time and at the same time.

He added, that it can be recommended to take each vaccine in a different arm and not in the same arm, explaining that work is still underway to provide more evidence.

Dalia Samhouri, Director of the Emergency Preparedness Program and the International Health Regulations, at the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, said that the epidemiological situation differs from one country to another, explaining that precautionary measures must be taken care of, as the epidemiological situation determines the precautionary measures such as the extent of opening schools and opening communities and at the level of The person must wear a mask, social distancing, and the need to wash hands, noting that the increase in infections is a result of not following precautionary measures and not sterilization.

She added that precautionary measures must be followed, even if you take the vaccination.