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A little over eight months in the Pandemic of Covid-19 and more than 207,000 people in America have lost their lives as a result of an infection. However, coronavirus is not the only serious and potentially threatening disease that spreads in the country. In next month, the cold and the flu season will start, andDr. Anthony FauciThe first expert on the nation's infectious diseases predicts that this can be as mortal as Covid. Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.

"It's a serious illness"

At a press conference by the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and other health experts submitted data and examined the importance of 'get the annual shot of the flu.

"We can no longer emphasize the importance of what we are saying today about the benefits of the influenza vaccine", urged Dr. Fauci. "In general, even if we were not in the middle of a COVID challenge, the influence of vaccinations is important to prevent infection and change the infection when you get it."

"It's a serious illness. It's not trivial," he warned annual influenza, responsible for 12,000 to 61,000 deaths annually.

"You superpose that on the challenge we are inevitably facing Covid as we enter autumn and winter and we go more inside, which will be difficult for the prevention of respiratory infection ", he added.

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How to avoid Covid-19 and the flu

Its number one recommendation is to follow its fundamentals - the basic mask, social distancing, stay outside instead of inside as much as possible, avoiding congested places, practicing hand hygiene and getting the influenza shot. "Let's do what we can with the tools we have," he encouraged, "and we have a good tool in an influenza vaccine."

Earlier, he explained exactly how the influenza shot is effective to protect against serious illness and death. "If you are vaccinated, you are less likely to get the flu. Ie, you are less likely to be infected," he explained, adding that "people do not appreciate some of the benefits of the vaccine against influenza ".

Then "even if you get sick, flu vaccination can reduce the gravity and duration of the disease, and especially helping to prevent you from getting out of the hospital," he added.

Finally, he revealed a "secondary advantage", which is "," by being vaccinated, you can prevent the spread of the flu to those of you around you, who are at the greatest risk of becoming seriously ill. "

As for yourself, no matter where you live, do everything you can to prevent you from installing - COVID-19 in the first place: Get your influenza vaccine, wear afacial maskBe tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, do only run essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and to cross this healthiest pandemic, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.