Flu season is here. What you need to know about getting vaccinated
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It was a deceptively warm weekend that felt like one last gasp of summer. But still, we are deep in autumn, also known as the start of cold and flu season. Some public health experts say rates of respiratory illness have picked up earlier than usual this year in parts of the U.S.
Walgreens sales of cold and flu medicine are up more than 20 percent compared to this time last year, according to ABC News. And doctors are recommending getting vaccinated against viruses like flu, COVID-19 and RSV by the end of October.
For more information, Minnesota Now reached out to Katherine Montag Shafer. She’s a pharmacist and associate professor in the University of Minnesota's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.
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