Good Monday morning, everyone. Hope you’re all recovered from the holiday weekend and Black Friday bout of capitalism.

The holiday season is upon us, and so is what is widely expected to be a doozy of a flu season . And if Carlene Pavlos can give you a word of advice, it’s this: Get your flu shot. Get your COVID-19 vaccine. And, while you’re at it, get vaccinated for RSV, as well.

Pavlos, the executive director of the Massachusetts Public Health Alliance , has spent three decades in the public health business, first at the state Department of Public Health, and now as the executive director of the Boston-based nonprofit advocacy group.

Pavlos recently took a few minutes to talk to MassLive about the state’s efforts to increase access to vaccinations and to encourage people to get va

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