A combination shot would make it easier for people to get vaccinated against Covid and the flu at the same time.

A combination shot would make it easier for people to get vaccinated against Covid and the flu at the same time.

Moderna’s combined Covid and flu shot outperformed the existing standalone vaccines for both viruses, according to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial published Wednesday in theJournal of the American Medical Association.

The vaccine uses the same messenger RNA technology as Moderna’s approved Covid vaccine.(There are no approved mRNA-based flu shots.)

The trial, funded by Moderna, included more than 8,000 adults ages 50 and older who were enrolled in October and November 2023. For people ages 50 to 64, the new vaccine was compared to Moderna’s Covid vaccine and the flu shot Fluarix. For people 65 and older, it was compared to the Covid vaccine and a different flu shot, called Fluzone, which is a stronger dose typically given to older adults. The trial participants either got the existing shots, or the new combination vaccine plus a placebo shot. (This way, both groups got two injections.)

  • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    2 days ago

    honestly so fucking what? let those jokers not get the vaccination. get sick, have permanent symptoms that last your whole life, fuck it, whatever.

    in the meantime, my sleeves are pre-rolled up for this shot, put it in my veins doc, I like not basically dying, its kind of a fetish

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      I feel like we’ve had this discussion a billion times since 2019… Do you really still not understand herd immunity?

      • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        Since 2019 I have given up entirely on collective common sense coming from anybody. People are just far too stupid and selfish to get their shit together if it even inconveniences them a tiny bit. I can only do my best to protect myself as relying on people writ large is a fools errand.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        I’m with the person you replied to. All my empathy is burned the fuck out. All I can do is care for me and mine. If these people are too dumb to get a shot, they’re far too dumb to be educated on herd immunity. I’ve given up.

        • ExtantHuman@lemm.eeEnglish
          4·
          1 day ago

          It’s not about empathy for them.

          Antivaxxers being walking petri dishes puts the rest of who are vaccinated at risk, because that shit is being given chances to further evolve to bypass our boosted defenses.

    • ApexHunter@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Good luck getting it at all. One of those jokers is head of the HHS and is actively adding obstacles to vaccine approvals.