A new RSV vaccine for those 60 and older is now available at pharmacies along with an updated COVID-19 vaccine and seasonal flu shots.
It might be tempting to get all three at once, but Northeastern experts recommend that those eligible for the RSV vaccine space it out from the COVID and flu shots by a week or two to maximize its effectiveness and minimize side effects.
“The common strategy is to get the flu and updated COVID shots on the same day, in different arms, and then two weeks before or after that get your RSV vaccine,” says Brandon Dionne, an associate clinical professor in Northeastern’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science.
“That’s probably the optimal strategy at this point until we have more data on coadministration” with the COVID vaccine, he says.
