If you do get the flu, the flu shot may reduce the severity of your symptoms. No, but two medical experts explain why it's vital that everyone get one anyway.The flu shot can help protect you from the influenza virus. It won’t necessarily kill germs, but removing them lowers their numbers and helps prevent them from spreading illness.Disinfecting kills germs on surfaces, the CDC says. Canadians are about to face yet another challenge in the COVID-19 pandemic: the arrival of flu season.Hoping to avoid what some have termed a "twindemic" — an influx of people becoming ill as influenza and the new coronavirus circulate at the same time — health experts say it's more important than ever to get the flu shot. "Receiving the seasonal influenza vaccine will not affect your risk of COVID-19. The only group of people who should be getting two flu vaccines, Children’s Health pediatrician LeAnn Kridelbaugh said, are young children getting their vaccines for the first time. Find out why it's important to get one this year.One of the keys to slowing and ending the,To be clear, the flu shot can't protect you from COVID-19. Normally, you can get a flu vaccine at your doctor’s office, your local pharmacy, or even at a walk-in retail clinic.

",The concept she is referring to is called.Flu symptoms and COVID-19 symptoms can look similar, making it hard to diagnose them without a test.Despite the lack of evidence that the flu shot can protect you against the coronavirus, the authors of the Brazil study and other medical experts agree that it's important for the public to get the flu vaccine. “Most commercial disinfectants that you see do kill the flu virus. But for everyone else, one flu shot is all that’s recommended. And they will of course test you, but we know the tests are not perfect and a lot of this will be a clinical diagnosis.

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This season is following that proportion, according to the CDC.Among flu deaths in children reported to CDC in prior seasons, about 80 percent of children who died were not fully vaccinated; that proportion is similar so far this season.Yes, swine flu is still circulating this season, though it’s not the predominant strain. "It is super important for every child over six months of age to get the flu vaccine," he said.Pediatric immunization against influenza will not only help protect the child, but also protect others who are vulnerable, Rosenberg said, because unlike with COVID-19, children are often "super-spreaders" of the flu.The flu vaccine is expected to be available at its usual time in Canada this year, starting in mid-September with most deliveries completed by the end of October, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in an email.Rosenberg used to practise in New York, where the flu vaccine was available in early September and sometimes even late August.In Ontario, his clinic usually receives the vaccine in early October, he said. Public health and infectious disease experts say to avoid a "twindemic" of flu on top of COVID-19, it's more important than ever to get the flu shot.