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In a few short weeks, people will start vaccinating against the seasonal flu infections. What makes this year’s seasonal flu infectivity alarming is the fact that the Academy of Medical Sciences has predicted that there will be a significant increase in the occurrences of the seasonal flu this coming winter and could be as twice as much as previous years (1). With this in mind, the monumental question that begs for an answer is will the available new generation of COVID-19’s vaccines be effective against the seasonal flu infections? I have extensively searched the literature and I am not aware of any studies related to this issue. Are there any studies related to this in the literature that I have probably missed? It would be not short of a miracle if the available COVID-19’s vaccines are effective against the seasonal flu infections.
On the other hand, if the COVID-19’s vaccines are not effective and as I have discussed before, a major concern that should be addressed and investigated scrupulously is the interaction of the COVID-19 vaccines with the seasonal flu vaccines in the human body (2)? There might be a contraindication and adverse health effects associated with COVID-19 vaccinations once administered with other seasonal flu vaccines. This unknown needs to be addressed very carefully since this caveat might compromise the human immune system, resulting in detrimental effects on our health. The taunting question here is how would a healthy immune system respond to these multiple vaccinations with concomitant boosters, especially when it is bombarded by these foreign bodies at all times? Could this result in the mutation of a corona virus that is even worse than its predecessor SARS-CoV-2? I think all these vital and paramount questions and concerns should have been addressed and deciphered previously at the beginning of this year where COVID-19 vaccines were first successfully administered!
References
1. Mahase E. Winter Pressure: RSV, Flu, and COVID-19 Could Push NHS to Breaking Point, Report Warns. BMJ. Published Online July 15, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1802.
How Would COVID-19 Vaccines Square Off With the Seasonal Flu Vaccines?
Dear Editor
In a few short weeks, people will start vaccinating against the seasonal flu infections. What makes this year’s seasonal flu infectivity alarming is the fact that the Academy of Medical Sciences has predicted that there will be a significant increase in the occurrences of the seasonal flu this coming winter and could be as twice as much as previous years (1). With this in mind, the monumental question that begs for an answer is will the available new generation of COVID-19’s vaccines be effective against the seasonal flu infections? I have extensively searched the literature and I am not aware of any studies related to this issue. Are there any studies related to this in the literature that I have probably missed? It would be not short of a miracle if the available COVID-19’s vaccines are effective against the seasonal flu infections.
On the other hand, if the COVID-19’s vaccines are not effective and as I have discussed before, a major concern that should be addressed and investigated scrupulously is the interaction of the COVID-19 vaccines with the seasonal flu vaccines in the human body (2)? There might be a contraindication and adverse health effects associated with COVID-19 vaccinations once administered with other seasonal flu vaccines. This unknown needs to be addressed very carefully since this caveat might compromise the human immune system, resulting in detrimental effects on our health. The taunting question here is how would a healthy immune system respond to these multiple vaccinations with concomitant boosters, especially when it is bombarded by these foreign bodies at all times? Could this result in the mutation of a corona virus that is even worse than its predecessor SARS-CoV-2? I think all these vital and paramount questions and concerns should have been addressed and deciphered previously at the beginning of this year where COVID-19 vaccines were first successfully administered!
References
1. Mahase E. Winter Pressure: RSV, Flu, and COVID-19 Could Push NHS to Breaking Point, Report Warns. BMJ. Published Online July 15, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1802.
2. Batarseh KI. COVID-19 Vaccination and its Unprecedented Caveats. BMJ. Published Online December 1, 2020. https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4670/rr-0.
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