TIME TO GET YOUR ANNUAL FLU SHOT SAYS THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVEN'T BEEN TOO BAD, SINCE MOST PEOPLE WERE TAKING PRECAUTIONS AGAINST COVID-19. BUT THAT'S CHANGED SAYS STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR SAMEER VORHRA.
AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, VOHRA ALSO RECOMMENDS GETTING THE NEW COVID BOOSTER THAT COVERS THE MOST PREVALENT STRAIN. HE ASSURES YOU CAN GET BOTH SHOTS AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S ADVISED EVERYONE SIX MONTHS AND OLDER GET A FLU SHOT EVERY YEAR.