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    How to avoid illness as COVID-19 and the flu surge

    by Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money, Los Angeles Times Dec 14, 2022 4 minutes
    A syringe containing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Jewish Federation/ JARC's offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on May 13, 2021.

    LOS ANGELES — A one-two punch of COVID-19 and the flu is striking California, sickening residents — some so severely they’ve had to go to the hospital — interrupting daily life and threatening to upend holiday plans.

    But while both diseases are spreading widely, officials stress that Californians aren’t powerless. There are steps everyone can take to better protect themselves and those around them.

    Here are some tips:

    Get your shots

    Vaccines are available for COVID-19 and the flu — and officials say rolling up your sleeve is a potent way to ward off severe illness.

    The updated COVID-19 booster shot became available in September, but

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