Doctors ring the alarm for flu shots as COVID-19 hospitalizations peak in Ohio [yYpGD1jhyfn]
The high infection rate of COVID-19 comes as we approach flu season and now, the Cleveland Clinic is already taking appointments for the flu shot. As summer sets and fall flies in, the urge to vaccinate doubles. This time for the flu. “Immunization is our best defense against influenza,” Nate Royster, Registered Nurse with the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, said. One Northeast Ohio mom took matters into her own hands to make her kids feel comfortable with getting a flu vaccine. "I just talked about my experience with it with them. And I try to offset any type of myths that I hear or misinformation that I’ve heard,” Melanie Hill said. The flu season typically begins in November, but doctors are already sounding the alarm for Ohioans to protect themselves now, especially COVID-19 hospitalizations peak. According to a reporter Ohio Hospital Association released Wednesday, there are over 3,000 hospitalized for COVID-19. READ MORE: