Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Jeffrey Wright Get Flu Shots on Live TV: 'Science, Baby!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa get flu shots on “Live with Kelly and Mark” from Dr. Holly Phillips.Photo:Live Kelly and Mark/YouTube

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“Flu shots are for everyone — even Academy Award nominees,” said Dr. Holly Phillips, who shared that this time of year withCovid, RSV and the flu, “We kind of call it tripledemic season because they all pop up at the same time — and they’re hard to tell apart.”

RSVis a one-and-done shot, Phillips explained, adding that Covid and flu vaccines require regular updates.

Kelly Ripa gets a flu shot from Dr. Holly Phillips on “Live with Kelly and Mark.".Live with Kelly and Mark/YouTube

Live with Kelly and Mark/YouTube

Wright, 58, went first, earning cheers from the audience when he removed his hoodie to show off his muscular arms — and Ripa promptly put it on, stroking the sleeve.

“This is Academy Award level,” she said of the2024 Best Actor nomineeforAmerican Fiction.“Academy Award-grade cashmere is what this is.”

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“Did it hurt, Jeffrey?” Consuelos asked.

“No, it’s perfect,” Wright replied. “What hurts more is getting the flu.”

Ripa, 53 was next, and as she got the shot Phillips shared some minor side-effects from the flu shot.

“Right where the shot goes in, so many people feel really sore there for a couple of days after,” adding that some people experience a “low-grade fever or just feel very tired after. But it goes away. Most people are better, give it one day, and you’re back.”

Consuelos asked about the flu vaccinemist, but Philips informed him it was only available for those between age 2 and 50.

“What if you feel 25? What if you act like an 18-year-old?” Consuelos, 53, asked jokingly.

“It just doesn’t count,” Phillips replied.

“What if your arm bends the needle out?” he quipped, showing off his biceps.

“Because you’re so muscular? You’ll be okay,” Ripa commented drily. “Dr. Holly is strong enough to get that needle in there.”

“I think he’s a little nervous,” Wright said with a chuckle.

“He’s not a needle guy,” Ripa added.

His verdict, however, after getting the shot? “That wasn’t bad at all.”

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source: people.com