(ForEveryMom) As we gear up for the winter months during a global health crisis, experts are urging people to get their flu shot early this year in hopes of preventing a dual-pandemic come flu season.
Earlier this month, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released guidelines recommending that everyone over the age of 6 months get the flu shot by the end of October. Public health officials have feared that come flu season, hospital beds and emergency services could “quickly extend beyond capacity in communities where coronavirus transmission remains high.”