• edric
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    263 months ago

    Me, along with the flu shot so it’s just one visit.

    • Flying Squid
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      93 months ago

      I did that a couple of years ago and got sicker than I got when I actually had COVID. I staggered them by two weeks last year and felt fine. I’m going to do that from now on.

      • @Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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        83 months ago

        It didn’t affect me when i did it. Got both, one in each arm. My covid arm was a bit sore and tight around the injection site, and the flu arm was fine. I didn’t feel any adverse effects.

        My colleague did the same but felt rough as arseholes for a week or so.

        It varied across the office, but i would say that only maybe 30% of us felt anything close to being sick at all. The estates department next door were all off for days after it.

        So it’s different for everyone.

        (For context, i work in a hospital, and they go around offering these vaccines every year)

      • @CeruleanRuin
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        23 months ago

        Thankfully I’ve never really had any major reaction to flue shots aside from a sore arm for a couple of days, but I know people who get knocked flat for a day or two afterward and they still get them because they know the actual illness is much, much worse and affects more than just them.

        • Flying Squid
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          13 months ago

          Oh yeah, I’d much rather be laid out by a flu shot than the actual flu. And I’m sure it was worse than when I actually had COVID because I had the vaccine in the first place.