You may feel like the list of necessary shots and other preventive measures starts getting longer the day you turn 50 — and keeps growing. But if you’re a senior in the Atlanta area, don’t let a busy schedule or a full calendar of medical appointments keep you from getting your flu shot for the 2025–2026 season.

It’s a simple step that can offer strong protection against serious illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends an annual flu shot — and so do Atlanta-area doctors.

“Every year the new flu shot is slightly different, so this version gives your body the best chance to not get influenza in the winter 2025-2026 flu season,” Dr. Theodore M. Johnson II, the chair of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory Healthcare, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“You

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