Infectious Diseases physician discusses COVID and flu prevention
October is just around the corner — and along with it comes the beginning of COVID and influenza seasons.
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With height of flu season yet to come, doctors say now is the time to get your vaccine
“Because we’re all gonna be gathering for the holidays. We’re gonna be having family get-togethers, we’re gonna be shopping, and going out in public. We’re gonna be eating with each other – all of those kinds of things. So if you can get yourself protected now, it’s only gonna help us with maybe blunting the amount of influenza we’re seeing in our community,” says Dr. Burch.
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Both lawmakers and pastors alike called for more people in Richland County to get vaccinated.
