Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 are each extremely contagious respiratory sicknesses. COVID-19 is brought on by an infection with a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and flu is brought on by an infection with an influenza virus. The finest method to defend your self from both of those sicknesses is to get vaccinated. Updated vaccines for each influenza and COVID-19 at the moment are accessible. In this Q&A, Dr. Robert Jacobson, medical director for Mayo Clinic’s Primary Care Immunization Program, solutions some frequent questions he will get about influenza and COVID-19 seasons, vaccines and prevention.
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