# What's the straight dope on getting other vaccines along with your flu shot?

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**Created:** [September 21, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-getting-other-vaccines-along-with-your-flu-shot/921191 "2020-09-21T23:41:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-getting-other-vaccines-along-with-your-flu-shot/921191/37 "2020-09-23T14:59:00Z")

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> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> The relevance of this phenomenon to the OP’s question is doubtful, and certainly not a justification for spacing out vaccines in general.

Let’s chat about that for a second:

Is it safe to assume that there’s some sort of continuum at play here ? Meaning: why not compress the vaccination schedule and reduce the _number of_ injections and decrease the risk of contracting the diseases for which we’re vaccinating ?

Was some sort of “dose-dependent” relationship between number of components, spacing, and adverse reactions established ? Has that been revisited as the number of require/recommended vaccines has increased ? Was a sweet spot established ? Should it be revisited ?

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