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The CDC recommends getting a flu shot by the end of October for ideal protection.

Flu season typically peaks in the colder months, from December through February.

Certain groups, like young children or pregnant people, may need to get vaccinated on a different schedule.

Flu season is right around the corner, and although it isn’t quite here yet, it's time to start thinking about flu shots .

It's “not possible to predict what each flu season will be like,” according to the Florida Department of Health . We know, though, that flu season typically starts and peaks in the colder months . And Florida is nowhere near cold weather yet.

But according to the CDC, now is the perfect time to start planning your flu shot, ideally getting it out of the way by the end of

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