Flu and COVID shots can protect you during the worst winter months. Here's experts' advice on whether to get them together.

Generally, experts recommend COVID-19 and flu vaccines for most people and RSV vaccines for some. The vaccines are all safe to get together at the same time. As the weather cools down and seasonal illnesses start circulating,

Vaccinations have become a traditional part of flu season with the influenza vaccine revised most years to protect from new strains of the illness.

With new COVID-19 vaccines available and flu season upon us, it understandably has people asking a lot of questions.

The CDC recommends everyone ages 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 and Flu vaccines. The RSV vaccine is recommended for all adults 75 and older and those who are pregnant. The vaccine is a one-time dose, so if you got one last year, you won't need another one this year.

Wash your hands, learn to cough and sneeze into your elbow, stay home when ill, get a vaccination for flu, COVID and RSV as soon as they become available (expected in October), and wear a mask in indoor public settings, especially if you are at high risk for infection or recovering from a recent illness.

The latest COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and Moderna are now available across Iowa for anyone ages six months or older. It’s reported the vaccines protect against the widely-circulating KP.2 Omicron variant.

Study also found that 37% who have gotten vaccines in the past do not plan on getting them this year

It's critical to get COVID and flu vaccinations as we head into the fall and winter months, an infectious disease expert said.