Pharma adding COVID vaccine to flu shots is false
Question asked:
“Pharmaceutical companies are adding the COVID-19 vaccine into other vaccines such as the influenza vaccine.”
Summary
Pharmaceutical companies are not adding COVID‑19 vaccine to existing influenza vaccines for public use. The flu shot does not contain COVID‑19 components, and while experimental combination vaccines are being studied in clinical trials, no approved or marketed flu vaccines currently include a COVID‑19 antigen. The claim is a misinformation rumor that has been debunked.
Sources 58 searched
- Getting a Flu Vaccine and other Recommended Vaccines at the Same Time | Influenza (Flu) | CDC
People who are due for an influenza vaccine and other vaccines that can include adjuvants (such as certain COVID-19 and RSV vaccines) can get a flu vaccine without adjuvant if available.
- Association of dual COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination with COVID-19 infection and disease severity - PMC
The clinical guideline states that COVID-19 vaccination can be administered concurrently with Influenza (flu) vaccination (dual vaccination). Using data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey, we conducted descriptive analysis and ...
- Phase 3 Randomized Study Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a Combination Modified Messenger RNA Vaccine Against Influenza and COVID-19 in Healthy Adults - PMC
The investigational combination modRNA vaccine was well tolerated with an acceptable safety profile. Conclusions: The single-dose investigational combination influenza plus COVID-19 modRNA vaccine elicited robust immune responses against influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 with acceptable safety.
- Safety and immunogenicity of a COVID-19–Influenza Combination nanoparticle vaccine (CIC) containing SARS-CoV-2 recombinant spike and quadrivalent influenza hemagglutinin with Matrix-M® adjuvant: A phase 1/2 clinical trial - PMC
The safety and immunogenicity of a COVID-19–Influenza Combination nanoparticle vaccine (CIC) containing SARS-CoV-2 recombinant spike (rS) to the ancestral strain (Wuhan) and quadrivalent influenza hemagglutinin with a Matrix-M® saponin-based adjuvant were evaluated in a phase 1/2 blinded, ...
- Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026 | New England Journal of Medicine
Seventeen studies of the coadministration of Covid-19 and influenza vaccines showed similar immunogenicity and safety to that of sequential administration (Table S11).105,124–138 Five randomized, controlled trials involving adults who were ...
- Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza ...
Influenza vaccination had a pooled · vaccine effectiveness of 48% (95% CI, 39 to 55) in adults between the ages of 18 · and 64 years and 67% (95% CI, 58 to 75) in children against hospitalization. Safety · profiles were consistent with previous evaluations.
- Flu Vaccination Rate Holds Steady But Misinformation About Flu and Covid Persists | Annenberg
A majority of the public knows that the following claims are false: Flu vaccine and Covid-19: Three-quarters (77%) know it’s false to say that the seasonal flu shot increases your risk of getting Covid-19 – though 6% incorrectly think this is true and 17% are not sure whether it is true or false.
- False claim: The flu shot contains COVID-19 | Reuters
The Reuters Fact Check team previously debunked the claim that the flu vaccine causes COVID-19 ( here ) and that patents for the new coronavirus have existed for years ( here ).
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