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In A COVID Vaccine Re BY DR. ANDREA WILLIS
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But there’s another virus to be c about — the flu. And this year’s available now. It takes about two be fully effective, so getting a f September will help protect you a za starts to spread in October. While these past months may s blur, the reality is that we are ap fall, and with it, flu season. On the flu hospitalizes more than Americans per year. Worse, it ca deaths in the tens of thousands country. The Centers for Disease Co Prevention reports that more th Tennesseans died from influen the 2017-2018 season. Pair that with a pandemic that signs of slowing before flu seaso and the gravity of the situation This year, the flu could actually dangerous than usual. That may sound frightening, b explain why it’s true — and wh do to help prevent it.
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