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“Immunologically, what’s happening in each cell is they’re acting as if they’ve been infected with both viruses, and so your immune system is going to respond and make the type of inflammation that you would if you had flu or Covid or both simultaneously,” he said.

This will 100% be taken out of context by anti-vaxx crowds.

I can’t wait. I love Vaccines. Science is truly amazing.

Totally gonna get it anyway but I'm not looking forward to my body throwing a 24h shitfit over it - I usually get what they call a VIGOROUS immune response from either one alone (not every year though, this last year's flu shot was actually 100% fine for some reason). One time I was an hour late on my Motrin-Tylenol rotation and the symptoms peaked 15 minutes or so after I got that delayed dose down and I just remember laying on my husband's lap and being so tired and fatigued and my bones were aching everywhere and I couldn't stop shivering and I must have just passed out because I remember suddenly waking up and feeling completely fine again. It's completely benign and controllable with over the counter medication (and undoubtedly better than catching the actual flu / COVID) but it suuucks.

... unless you are in a country with a crazy antivaxxer at the helm of public health.

Does this mean we're still getting a flu shot this year in the US? Last I heard RFK cancelled everything for them

Not if the brain worms have anything to say about it

Oh HELL nooo! Not on Worm-Brain's watch!!

Side effects such as fever and chills were more common in people who got the new vaccine.

This caveat, glossed over in the article, is potentially a huge drawback.

Personally, the covid and flu shots by themselves make me feel icky but moderately functional for 24-36 hrs, but the time I had both at once I was practically bedridden for three days.

Obviously not everyone has this problem, but from what I've heard it's common enough that I worry if the two-in-one shot becomes the new standard it will turn a lot of folks off from vaccination altogether. There's enough vaccine hesitancy and skepticism out there already that a miserable reaction (or simply the need to clear your schedule for three whole days) could be enough to cause folks to indefinitely postpone their yearly booster or forgo vaccination altogether.