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Upcoming Flu Season Could Be Severe: Get a Shot, Wear a Mask

KSFR | By Mary Lou Cooper
Published September 23, 2021 at 3:12 PM MDT
KOMUnews | Licensed under CC BY 2.0

For many people, one of the rites of fall is getting the flu shot. 

According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, the upcoming flu season could arrive early and be more severe. That’s because last time around, we had an unusually mild flu season likely due to COVID-19 mitigation measures like face masks, hand washing, and physical distancing. As a result, population immunity against the flu is now much lower.

So what precautions should we take?  

KSFR's Mary Lou Cooper talked with Dr. Malcom Purdy, the Lovelace Health system’s flu and COVID-19 vaccine spokesperson to find out more.

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Mary Lou Cooper
Mary Lou Cooper has reported for KSFR for over a decade, focusing on consumer issues, health, politics, and more. She is a former US Congressional staffer and remains a political junkie to this day. Cooper has received journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, National Federation of Press Women and New Mexico Press Women. She grew up in Oak Ridge, TN and received her BA from Emory University in Atlanta and her MA from the University of Texas Austin. She holds fiction and screenwriting certificates from the University of Washington.
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