Friend, fall is officially underway — and so is flu season.

That means hospitals and health care workers are bracing for an uptick in patients as the COVID-19 pandemic and flu season overlap for a second year.

Here’s the good news: the flu shot is a safe way to help protect yourself and others from the flu — and vaccines are available now from your health care provider. So let us know, Friend: Did you get your flu shot or are you planning to get one?

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Each year, millions of Americans get sick with the flu and hundreds of thousands are hospitalized, straining hospitals and health systems. The vaccine — which is updated yearly to protect against common strains — is your first line of defense against the flu. Washing your hands and avoiding close contact with people who are sick can also help keep the flu, and COVID-19, at bay.

When you get vaccinated and keep yourself healthy, you’ll also help relieve pressure on overwhelmed doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. And the earlier you get the flu shot, the better, so you can be protected throughout the season.

It’s easier than ever to get your flu shot, which can be given at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccine. So let us know above if you plan on getting vaccinated this year to help yourself and others.

Thanks for answering this quick question, and for everything you do to support our Hospital Heroes.

Thank you,

Coalition to Protect America's Health Care

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