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Flu Season Approaches

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Flu Season Approaches
Flu Season Approaches

The CDC recommends children get the flu vaccine every fall - beginning at 6 months of age.

Coronavirus flu season is quickly approaching.

Kimt news 3's annalise johnson is finding out when ?

"(you ?

"* and your ?

"* should get a flu a shot.

Se joins us live.

Annalise?

Live katie ?

"* i'm here at sunset terrace elementary school in rochester.

In just two weeks ?*- elementary students will be heading back to class.

The centers for disease control recommend children get the flu vaccine every fall ?

"* beginnig at 6 months of age.

The cdc control chief is warning this could be the "worst fall" when it comes to public health in the u?

"* s.

There's a big concern about what could happen as flu season coincides with the covid?

"*19 pandemic.

Sue yost ?

"* director of freeborn county public health ?

"* tells me this year ?

"* it recommended people get vaccinated in october.

We really want to decrease the chance of flu being an issue along with covid.

It is possible to get both diseases at the same time even, so if you get your flu vaccine, it will help lower your risk.

Influenza and covid?

"*19 symptoms are similar ?

"* so its difficult to be sure which one you have without getting tested for both.

Live in rochester?

"* annalise thank you annalise.

Flu season generally runs from october through may ?

"* but doesn't usually peak until january or february.

It takes about two weeks for antibodies to build up in a person's immune system ?

"* so it's important to not gt the shot too early or too late in the

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