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Can HPV Vaccine Be Taken Together With The Flu Vaccine?

Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2013

Question: Hi can HPV (cervical prevention) vaccine be taken together with the flu vaccine? Is it safe? thanks

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (15 minutes later)

Hi,

Yes, you can take cervical cancer vaccine along with flu vaccine. However, both the vaccines should be administered at different injection sites and not at the same site. You could take the two vaccines at one go. Take cervical cancer vaccine on the right deltoid and the flu shot on the left deltoid.

I hope it is clear to you.

Take care of yourself. Let me know if you have more queries.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shanthi E (14 hours later)

Thanks for the response. Just being curious, why cant these two vaccine be taken on the same site? What side effect will they have? Thanks

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (21 hours later)

Hi,

Thank you too.

When you take two vaccines at the same site you would probably experience a reaction wherein the two vaccines would interact with each other and do not elicit the response required.

Both would be rendered ineffective.

Hope this answers your curiosity.

Take care!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shanthi E (15 hours later)

Thanks a lot! just to to check, can spotting (brown discharge) be the side effect of Gardarsil vaccination? Thanks!

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (28 minutes later)

Hi,

No, Gardasil does not cause spotting as a side effect. It may be possible rarely. The clinical trial studies do not reveal spotting as a side effect of Gardasil administration.

Please write a review if time permits. Thank you too.

Regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar