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Joseph Dudley and his wife Sarah Dudley claim Joseph became ill in 2017 and went to a clinic in Des Moines, where a physician's assistant made an incorrect diagnosis. Two days later, Joseph was in a hospital ER.

As the holiday approaches, infectious disease specialists are bracing for the possibility that big family get-togethers and travel will propel the spread of RSV, flu and COVID.

The hospital is urging people with the flu to stay home or, in serious cases, head to a doctor's office or urgent care facility.

Reports of flu are already high in 17 states, and the hospitalization rate hasn’t been this high this early since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to the CDC.

The medical director at Accel Research Sites in DeLand expects a shot for RSV to be available by the new year and a combination RSV, COVID and flu shot by next fall.

The Florida Department of Health found that influenza cases from August to September were higher than expected, which could be an indication of an above-average season. Meantime, COVID continues to linger.

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and the CDC are urging people to get flu shots. Both groups say the flu is likely to come back after a two-year hiatus, and it could be a bad year.

Some flu experts are urging many people to get their shots earlier than usual this year because of the potential for an early, possibly severe flu season. But what's the best timing for you?

On this episode of What's Health Go to Do With It? our panel of health experts discusses the latest on COVID-19, an update on monkeypox and tips for flu season.

Now is the time to get a flu shot in Central Florida with health experts expecting flu season to start within the next few weeks.