[Music] updated covid vaccines made by fiser beyondtech and Mna will soon be available in the US I'm waiting with baited breath for the roll out of the new vaccines because I want to take my shot before I return to Asia in a few months to wait with baited breath for something means to wait in an anxious or eager way a roll out means to make a new product or service widely available for the first time I've taken six fisa Beyond Tech shots since the co pandemic started I'm waiting with baited breath for the new fisa beond tech shot because there's a CO summer surge in many US states the word surge means a sudden and great increase a covid summer surge means a great summer increase in Co cases last year's vaccine protected against the BB 1.5 variant which is no longer circulating in the US the new vaccine targets the kp2 variant I will also take the latest flu shop before I leave the US I took an updated flu shot every year when I lived in Hong Kong and took it in the US for the past few years Health experts say both the co and flu shots can be taken at the same time but I prefer waiting a few weeks between shots I worry that taking both shots at the same time could incapacitate my arm to incapacitate means to prevent something from functioning in a normal way my arm usually becomes sore after taking a vaccine shot taking a coofit shot in one arm and a flu shot in the other at the same time would make both my arms sore