Can the seasonal flu shot be administered at the same time as the H1N1 Flu Virus vaccine?
Yes. The seasonal flu shot can be administered at the same time as the H1N1 flu vaccine and other vaccines. Seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine should be administered in opposite limbs. What is avian influenza (“bird flu”)? Wild birds are natural carriers of influenza A viruses. Usually these “bird flu” viruses cause the wild birds little or no harm. Domestic poultry (like chickens and turkeys) and animals, including pigs, can also get these viruses from wild birds and pass them on to other poultry and animals. What is the bird flu virus that has made some domestic birds and humans sick? In recent years, there has been growing concern about a particular strain of avian influenza virus – an H5N1 virus – that has spread through birds from Southeast Asia through Asia to parts of Europe and Africa. This strain has caused illness in some wild birds, but it has resulted in a high rate of death in domestic poultry. Millions of birds have been killed in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus.
