As flu season has begun – and will continue until late May 2021 – the Long Beach Island Health Department is emphasizing the maxims “Fighting the flu starts with you” and, in reference to the flu vaccine, “Be seen before Halloween.”

Vaccination, department officials note, can help limit the spread of respiratory illnesses such as flu, and, this year, will also help “reduce the burden on healthcare systems and save medical resources for patients with COVID-19.”