This flu season is coming fast, so it’s better to get your flu shot as soon as possible. The CDC recommends people 65+ get one of the three higher-dose flu vaccines, if available.

If you are 65 or older, it is even more necessary that you get the flu shot. Getting your flu shot is the best way to reduce the risk of the flu, and if you do get the flu, your symptoms won’t be as bad or last as long.

If you haven’t gotten your updated COVID-19 vaccine, you are able to get both the flu shot and COVID vaccine at the same visit. Go to vaccines.gov to find COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots, including the high-dose flu vaccines, near you.

***Medicare covers flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines at no cost to you. Also, starting in 2023, people with Medicare Part D drug coverage will pay nothing out-of-pocket for even more vaccines, including the shingles vaccine, that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).