<p>Elderly people may have an increased risk of stroke caused by blood clots in the brains if they receive both the COVID booster and a flu shot in the same visit, a new study suggests.</p>
<p>Older adults who received both shots in the same visit last year <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/flu-covid-shot-reasonable-amid-safety-review-potential/story?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=null&amp;id=104308950" target="_blank" rel="noopener">had</a> a 20-35% increased stroke risk, according to the <a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.10.23296624v1.full.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a>, which was funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).</p>
<p>The results <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/health/covid-flu-vaccine-stroke-risk-study/index.html#:~:text=Vaccines%20for%20Covid%2D19%20and,according%20to%20a%20new%20study." target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> about three strokes for every 100,000 doses given.</p>
<p>The study <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/health/covid-flu-vaccine-stroke-risk-study/index.html#:~:text=Vaccines%20for%20Covid%2D19%20and,according%20to%20a%20new%20study." target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> the increased stroke risk may be primarily driven by the flu shots rather than the COVID vaccines. Nevertheless, the results have sparked concerns.</p>
<p>The study examined the Medicare claims of more than 5.3 million adults age 65 and older who received a bivalent Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine.</p>
<p>Those age 65 or older who got a bivalent vaccine and a high-dose flu shot at the same time had an increased risk of blood clots in their brains. The high-dose flu shot is only <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/flu/expert-answers/fluzone/faq-20058032" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> for people 65 and older.</p>
<p>Those 85 and older who got the Pfizer vaccine also had a higher risk of stroke caused by blood clots even without taking the flu shot at the same time, the study found.</p>
<p>The study also found a very slight increase in stroke risk for those 65 and older who had only gotten a high-dose flu shot, about one to two strokes per 100,000 doses.</p>
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<p>The study is not yet peer-reviewed and is observational, meaning it can only show associations, not prove cause and effect. Some experts <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/flu-covid-shot-reasonable-amid-safety-review-potential/story?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=null&amp;id=104308950" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cautioned</a> that the results are preliminary and could have another explanation such as elderly people being at higher risk for stroke already because of their age.</p>
<p>The study was triggered by a January public communication from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and FDA stating that one of their vaccine safety monitoring studies had suggested a small risk of stroke for older adults who received a Pfizer COVID shot and a high-dose flu shot on the same day.</p>
<p>&#8220;The review conducted in this preprint paper is part of our ongoing safety surveillance efforts, which utilize a variety of data sources,&#8221; the Food and Drug Administration told ABC, adding that the agency remains confident in the COVID vaccine.</p>
<p>Pfizer recently released a <a href="https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5bRp/pfizer-inc-covid-19-shot-two-things-at-once-featuring-travis-kelce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commercial</a> promoting getting the COVID vaccine and the flu shot at the same time, or &#8220;two things at once.&#8221;</p>
<p>The ad spot features Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, who shows the camera two Band-Aids on his arm for the two shots.</p>
<p>&#8220;Travis, did you know you can get this season&#8217;s COVID-19 shot when you get your flu shot?&#8221; a woman asks the NFL player in the ad.</p>
<p>&#8220;Huh, two things at once,&#8221; Kelce responds. The ad then shows Kelce performing a series of two activities at once such as grilling while mowing the lawn and riding a hot air balloon while speaking on the radio.</p>
<p>The Kansas City Chiefs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>

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