With the holidays approaching, the Berrien County Health Department is advising everyone to get their flu and COVID shots.

Health department public health nurse Jamie Bevington tells us they’re following the guidance issued by the state of Michigan, which is that everyone six months and older should be vaccinated against the flu, and that all adults get the COVID vaccine. The shots might not mean you won’t get an illness, but they ought to reduce the effects if you do get sick.

“The f lu and COVID vaccines significantly reduce the severe disease that you could get, hospitalizations, and even death,” Bevington said.

Bevington says the peak of the flu season is expected to be around January, when everyone’s been attending gatherings. So now is the right time to get the shots. She says th

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