BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — With fall around the corner, get ready for runny noses, sore throats and full waiting rooms.

Cold and flu season is coming, and health experts are urging people to take precautions and get a flu shot.

"The vaccine doesn't only reduce your chance of catching the flu, but it also decreases, this is the most important thing for us, the severity of illness," Dr. Kanksha Peddi said.

Dr. Kanksha Peddi with Dignity Health Bakersfield Memorial says the flu impacts the entire body, including your heart, lungs and brain. She says those at most risk are people with chronic conditions like asthma, COPD or diabetes.

"These patients all have a weakened immune systems and they are what we call immunocompromised," Peddi said.

She says those who are immunocompromised shoul

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