Health officials urge Americans to get flu vaccine as concerns mount over possible ‘twindemic’

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, health care experts have been urging Americans to get vaccinated against influenza during the 2020-2021 flu season, to prevent a “twindemic,” overlapping epidemics of the flu and COVID-19, which could overwhelm hospitals and increase people’s risk of death. During the annual Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease news conference on Thursday, hosted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, public health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, urged the public to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation for everyone to get vaccinated against flu. To read the full story.