//What you need to know about COVID-19: Flu vaccine could save hospitals from handling 'twindemic'

What you need to know about COVID-19: Flu vaccine could save hospitals from handling 'twindemic'

Related video above: Doctors prepare for flu season amid coronavirus pandemicU.S. health officials are pushing Americans to get vaccinated against the flu in record numbers this fall, so hospitals aren’t overwhelmed with a dueling “twindemic.”It’s also becoming clear that wearing masks, avoiding crowds and keeping your distance are protections that are “not specific for COVID. They’re going to work for any respiratory virus,” said Robert