Local health professionals urge to stay up to date on vaccines [Video]

As respiratory illness season nears, local pharmacists are reminding people in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent to stay safe and prevent unnecessary visits to the hospital by staying up to date on vaccinations.

Brady’s Drug Store owner and pharmacist, Tim Brady, said it’s recommended everyone get their flu and COVID-19 shots as soon as they become available to them, even if you’re generally a healthy person.

“Start planning it because it is really important,” Brady said. “You may have elderly parents. You may have people who are immunocompromised in your life, and you don’t want to be the person getting them sick. So, when you’re getting the shot, you’re really hoping that it’s keeping them healthy also, or there’s those people that just can’t get shots. So, you’re trying to protect everybody.”

Starting in early October, flu shots will be available for the most vulnerable and high priority populations, including hospitalized individuals, …