|
FACT: COVID-19 Vaccine May be Administered Simultaneously with Other Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines may be administered without regard to timing. This includes the simultaneous administration of COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines (including live, attenuated vaccines such as the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine) on the same day, as well as coadministration at any time interval.
Previously, the recommendation to administer COVID-19 vaccines alone or with a minimum interval before or after administration was made out of an abundance of caution and not due to any known safety or immunogenicity concerns.
Although data are not available for COVID-19 vaccines administered simultaneously with other vaccines, extensive experience with non-COVID-19 vaccines has demonstrated that immunogenicity and adverse event profiles are generally similar when vaccines are administered simultaneously as when they are administered alone. It is unknown whether reactogenicity of COVID-19 vaccine is increased with coadministration, including with other vaccines known to be more reactogenic, such as adjuvanted vaccines or live vaccines.
When deciding whether to coadminister another vaccine(s) with COVID-19 vaccine, consider:
- Whether the patient is behind or at risk of becoming behind on recommended vaccines.
- The patient's risk of vaccine-preventable disease (e.g., during an outbreak or occupational exposures).
- The reactogenicity profile of the vaccines.
Review the CDC's Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines and best practices to Administer the Vaccine for further information.
|
|
Accessible Communication for Health Care Providers
Providing equitable and accessible health care is an essential component of what Michigan’s health providers do. MDHHS has released a new communication aid to ensure providers have the tools to best serve people with disabilities and to promote quality care.
|
|
COVID-19 Vaccine Data
 According to the Michigan First-Dose Tracker*, 62.9% of Michiganders 16 and over have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of July 21. A total of 9,200,832 vaccines have been administered in Michigan as of July 22.
*Progress is based on the CDC data tracker, which includes MI residents vaccinated by providers not currently reporting to the state dashboard: Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, and most out-of-state providers.
|
|
|
|
