Upstate health officials say now is the time to get a flu shot

Prisma Health says the flu shot takes a couple weeks to have a full effect, so now’s the time to get one.

ARE DOING TO STOP IT.HELP LEADERS HERE IN THE UPSTATEARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GETTHEIR FLU SHOTS AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE THIS YEAR.THEY’RE HOSTING A DRIVE-THROUGHFLU SHOT CLINIC HERE ATGREENVILLE MEMORIAL AND THAT’SJUST ONE OF MANY THINGS THATTHEY ARE DOING THIS YEAR TO MAKESURE THAT VACCINE REACHES ASMANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.THEIR GOAL IS TO REACH THEMASSES MORE.SO THIS YEAR THAN ANY OTHERSINCE WE HAVE.ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE COVIDPANDEMIC, IT’S MUCH MOREIMPORTANT BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TOPOTENTIALLY HAVE TO RESPIRATORYVIRUSES FLOATING AROUND AT THESAME TIME.SO WE WANT TO PROTECT AGAINSTVIRUS.WE ALREADY KNOW WE HAVE AVACCINE.I’M TONS OF THE FLU SYMPTOMS FORFLU AND COVID-19 ARE VERYSIMILAR.SO HAVING THE FLU SHOT CAN HELPYOUR DOCTOR NARROW DOWN ADIAGNOSIS PRISMA HEALTH MAKINGTHE VACCINE WIDELY AVAILABLE TOEVERYONE.FOR EXAMPLE, YOU TAKE YOUR CHILDTO THE PEDIATRICIAN AND WE’REGOING TO GIVE THE CHILD A FLUSHOT.WE’RE ALSO GOING TO OFFER IT TOTHE PARENT WHILE THE PARENTS ARESO ANYTIME YOU’RE COMING INTOCONTACT WITH THE HEALTH SYSTEMWE WANT GIVE OPPORTUNITY TOIMMUNIZE IF POSSIBLE BECAUSEWHEN IT COMES DOWN TO ITHOSPITALS CANNOT RISK AWIDESPREAD FLU OUTBREAK OURHEALTH SYSTEM IS ALREADYSTRETCHED THIN IT WOULD BE YOUKNOW, TOUGH Y ADD A TOTALANOTHER FLU.EPIDEMIC ON TOP OF ALREADYEXISTING COVID PANDEMIC, YOUKNOW, IT JUST DEFINITELY PUTSTRESSES ON EVERYONE BEST WAYSTO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE FLUWHERE YOUR FACE MASK WASH YOURHANDS AND SOCIALLY DISTANCE DOALL THE THINGS THAT YOU’RECURRENTLY DOING TO PROTECTYOURSELF FROM COVID