Cincinnati Children’s a Trial Site in the Testing of COVID-19 Vaccine and Influenza Vaccination

Cincinnati Children’s was the lead enroller of participants in a recent multi-site clinical trial that found it is safe to administer at the same time vaccines that can help prevent serious illness from COVID-19 and the flu. While the prominent academic medical center recently summarized some of the benefits derived from the study, notably absent were the high rate of adverse events of special interest (AESI), however, all but one of these were COVID-19, and they were mild to moderate in nature.

According to a recent media entry by the prominent Cincinnati-based academic medical center, the findings, published Nov. 6, 2024, in JAMA Network Open, support the option of getting influenza and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time. This, according to the logic, makes it easier for vulnerable populations to access protection against these respiratory pathogens during the cold winter months.