KSHB: Health officials urge people to get the flu shot, especially this year

While the threat of COVID-19 remains, health care experts are urging people to remember to get their flu shot. 

KSHB talked to Dr. Marc Larsen, an emergency medicine physician with Saint Luke's, about the potential for co-infections this year due to COVID-19.

Watch the full story below.


Dr. Larsen explains why getting your flu shot could help hospitals from getting overwhelmed.

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