DTaP and Tdap, which protect against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (aka whooping cough), and MMR, which prevents measles, mumps, and rubella.
When vaccines are co-administered, they should go in different locations or anatomic sites, according to Dr. Tan. “It can be in the same arm if they are spaced an inch apart,” he says.
This allows your doctor or pharmacist to identify which vaccine caused a reaction, should one occur.
Here, experts break down which vaccines can be given at the same time and which ones can’t.
Flu Shot with Covid-19 shots
Can you get them at the same time? The short answer is yes.
We’re approaching flu season and still in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, which means protection against both of these viruses is essential, says Len Horovitz, MD, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
When Covid-19 vaccines were first rolling out in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended waiting two weeks between the shots and other immunizations as a precaution, but the agency has changed course and now says you can do both at once.
“There were some concerns early on given the newness of the Covid-19 vaccines, but now we know that it is safe to get both at the same time,” says Mohammad Sobhanie, MD, an infectious disease expert at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.