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It is not yet known when the flu vaccination campaign will begin, although it usually begins in October. In Italy, this time, it will start with a novelty, even pharmacists are authorized to vaccinate people aged 18 and over. In fact, the flu vaccination will coincide this year with the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine, recommended in the case of Spain for immunosuppressed people. That is, people with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, people with a solid organ transplant, and people with treatment with anti-coronavirus drugs. Now a new question arises:

Is it possible to combine vaccines against flu and coronavirus?


It is one of the hypotheses under study.

The American company Moderna presented its "bivalent" vaccine on R&D Day, the day dedicated to research and development.

"A single dose that acts as an anti-flu and anti-Covid booster would be advantageous from an economic and organizational point of view," says

Fabrizio Pregliasco

, professor at the University of Milan and director of health at the Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute.

"Especially for the categories recommended to protect against the flu: over 60 years and frail subjects. For others, it could be an incentive to have a broader immunological coverage. If, on the contrary, the two vaccines are administered separately, it is it is advisable to wait at least a couple of weeks between one and the other, "he adds.

Last season, there were "only" 2.4 million flu cases (compared to 7.6 million in 2019-20) in Italy. Is a resurgence expected this winter? It is possible that the flu will become more aggressive as preventive measures (masks, distancing, hand hygiene) are discontinued. "The flu vaccine, like last year, will avoid diagnostic confusion since some symptoms are similar to those of Covid," emphasizes Pregliasco. Will a third dose of the Covid vaccine be needed when the green pass expires? The Government and the Committee Scientific Technician advance towards the hypothesis of extending the green certificate. "We need to see if it will decrease and how much protection in those recovered and vaccinated." says Pregliasco. "Studies show a 10 percentage point drop in 6 months, but it is a fluid situation. Perhaps we will reach a normality, in which the Covid is comparable to the flu, offering the third dose only to the most fragile subjects. "

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