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It's not uncommon for cases of respiratory illness to rise in the winter months, but health officials are still encouraging vaccination to protect folks during gatherings.

According to the CDC, just under 42 percent of Florida’s population ages 6 months and older received a vaccine last flu season — the lowest level in the country.

Dr. Leandris Liburd, associate director for minority health and health equity at CDC, explains the urgency in a conversation with WLRN's Veronica Zaragovia.

A mild flu season last year means fewer folks are immune to strains starting to circulate now. Scientists predict 100,000 to 400,000 extra U.S. hospitalizations with the deadly flu virus this year.

Low vaccination rates in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic have added a newfound urgency to flu season.

The findings are based on a review of electronic health records of 2,000 patients at UF Health who tested positive for COVID-19 between March and August,

With the flu season looming, public health officials urge nearly all Americans over 6 months old to get immunized starting next month. Strategize now to avoid getting the flu while COVID-19 is raging.

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It’s free and available everywhere. Yet most Americans skip the annual flu shot ― with the number of dispensed vaccines barely changed in the past decade,…