Major Study Supports Same-Day COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination

TUESDAY, June 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — One trip to the pharmacy may be all you need to protect yourself from COVID-19 and the flu this fall.

A new study — published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine — found that getting both vaccines at the same visit is no riskier than getting a flu shot alone.

A team led by Yan Xie of the VA St. Louis Health Care System and the Washington University School of Medicine analyzed health records from 2.5 million U.S. veterans, comparing more than 700,000 adults who received both vaccines on the same day with 1.8 million who received only a flu shot.