The presence of COVID-19 does not, unfortunately, mean the absence of flu and cold season; with the turn in the weather, that season is coming soon. And that presents several problems:
- Distinguishing between COVID-19 and regularly recurring respiratory illnesses when there is so much overlap in symptoms.
- The challenges of isolating so many more people who will be treated presumptively as having COVID-19 when in fact they have a different illness.
- The as-yet unknown medical complications and consequences of potentially encountering COVID-19 while having the flu, and vice-versa.
So, we have a simple, important message: Get a flu shot this year.
No-cost and low-cost flu shots are widely available elsewhere, too, including pharmacies.
Let's keep each other safe. Don't blow it off — go get your flu shot, for crying out loud.
You get the point...