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I just got this years flu vaccine and my first RSV at the same time. I woke up the next morning with a very sore throat body aches and exhaustion. All I did the first day was sleep. I was better the second day and felt well by the third day. I wonder if I had a reaction from RSV vaccine or because I got two shots at the same time. I’m 80 and my doctor strongly advised the RSV
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Someone earlier, another related thread I think, mentioned that, if you get two or more vaccines, and you feel ill, it would only be a 50/50 guess as to which one is making you feel cruddy. So, no real hope of avoiding a repeat next season if you repeat the experience, or even if you elect to try one and wait a few days before getting the other, one of them will still be likely to make you feel ill. So, I would only double up on what are 'bivalent' vaccines like many of the most recent boosters for COVID-19 are...they are 'good for' at least two of the most active variants currently making the rounds. And that's still only one jab....right? Two vaccines in one, but both for variants of the same virus. Getting flu, RSV, and maybe COVID vaccine the next day could make for a very rough weekend.
Personally, I wait a week. It's just cheap insurance against a nasty tag-team smackdown.