Can you get COVID-19 and the flu at the same time?

Yes. BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO!

GET YOUR FREE FLU SHOT this Saturday, October 10th at our next FOOD DISTRIBUTION DAY

 

 

It is possible have flu, as well as other respiratory illnesses, and COVID-19 at the same time. Health experts are still studying how common this can be.  Some of the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 are similar, making it hard to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. Diagnostic testing can help determine if you are sick with flu or COVID-19.  more info at CDC

Doctors report that this is “one of the worse flu seasons in their careers… and it’s no joke!”

GO TO YOUR DOCTOR if you show any signs of coughing, fever, chills or muscle aches.  It may seem like nothing, yet there are many healthy people who this years flu has brought to their knees and even some to their deaths.  Take  care of yourself by eating healthy, sleeping well, washing hands constantly, and do not pretend to be immune to the cougher sitting next to you… walk away.

It is important to STILL get the flu shot if you do not, or have not had the influenza virus; it will prevent a hard onset of a flu virus.  The flu antibodies provide protection against infection with the viruses that are in the vaccine. … Traditional flu vaccines (called “trivalent” vaccines) are made to protect against three flu viruses; an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus, and aninfluenza B virus. FIND OUT MORE AT CDC.gov