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(ARCHIVED) COVID-19 & Flu Vaccine

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Flu Season during COVID-19: Why Getting the Flu Shot Is More Important than Ever This Year - Michael Garron Hospital
A doctor shares four reasons why it’s more important than ever to get the flu shot this year.
What Are the Benefits of Flu Vaccination? - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on why it is important to get a flu shot during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flu Shot: Your Best Bet for Avoiding Influenza - Mayo Clinic
Explains why getting the flu shot is the best way to protect yourself from the flu.

Flu Prevention during Coronavirus Pandemic - John Hopkins Medicine [Infographic]
Fall and Winter months bring the flu season. Here is what you need to know to help protect you and your family from the flu and COVID-19.

COVID-19 Symptoms in Comparison to the Flu and the Common Cold - Alberta Health Services [Infograhic]
Similarities and differences of the COVID-19, common cold and the flu.
Q&A: Influenza and COVID-19 - Similarities and Differences - World Health Organization
Information on important differences between the two viruses and how they spread.
Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19 - Centres for Disease Prevention and Control
Information on signs and symptoms of the flu and COVID-19.
Coronavirus vs. Flu: Similarities and Differences - Mayo Clinic
Find out about the similarities and differences between the COVID-19 and the flu and how to protect yourself.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. the Flu - John Hoplins Medicine
A senior director of infection prevention at the Johns Hopkins Medicine explains how the flu and COVID-19 are similar and how they are different.

What's the Difference Between a Cold, the Flu, Seasonal Allergies and Coronavirus? - Intermountain Healthcare
Information to help better understand the signs, symptoms, and treatments of COVID-19, a cold, the flu and seasonal allergies.
Is It COVID-19, a Cold or Seasonal Allergies?: Cleveland Clinic
Tips on how to tell the difference between COVID-19,a cold and seasonal allergies.
Allergies? Common cold? Flu? Or COVID-19? - Harvard Health Publishing
Information on the key symptoms, similarities and differences between allergies, common cold, the flu and COVID-19.