Experts are urging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and flu. NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsThe trial, which monitored the side-effects and immune responses of 679 people across the U.K. after vaccination with both shots, raised “no safety concerns” about administering shots for flu and Covid-19 together, the researchers said. Combining Covid-19 vaccines with flu shots should help “reduce the burden on healthcare services,” the researchers said, as well as allow vaccines to reach those who need them most more efficiently. That’s about how many people worldwide are killed by the flu every year, according to the World Health Organization. (NYT)A flu pandemic worse than Covid is still the ‘number one biological risk’ to humans (Telegraph)Full coverage and live updates on the Coronavirus

Source: Forbes October 01, 2021 10:18 UTC