Cincinnati.com: Is it flu season? Do I need a shot? We asked experts - including if they got a jab yet
Another question was whether people could get a flu shot and a COVID-19 booster at the same time.
"I did not happen to get my COVID and influenza vaccines at the same time, but others in my family did and they felt just fine," Forrester said. "Just two sore arms instead of one."
The experts were asked if they had ever had the flu.
"I had the flu several years ago, probably in my 30s," Forrester said. "My muscles hurt everywhere, I had a headache that lasted several days and I was so tired. It was not 'just a bad cold.' That being said, I wasn't sick enough to need to go to the hospital."
On the question of what is the most important thing for people to know about the flu, Forrester said, "The fatality rate of most influenza strains is lower than COVID, but the illness can be worse than some COVID variants for some folks. Plus, the flu can keep you down and out for about a week or so, and that's a lot of time off work or out of school, athletics, or other fun events."
Forrester's colleague, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed on the same topic by Spectrum News. See that coverage here.
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