Most Americans don't plan to get a flu shot this season — lots of them say they'll mask to avoid germs instead - CNBC

adults plan to get their flu shot this flu season, according to a survey conducted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).

A higher percentage of Americans (58%) plan to mask at least sometimes this flu season than intend to get vaccinated.

This is another serious winter respiratory virus, it can do bad damage to you," William Schaffner, medical director of NFID, said at the conference.

The altered approach this flu season may be partly due to the timing of the omicron-specific booster and people's concerns with getting both the updated Covid booster and the flu shot.

Common symptoms after receiving a Covid vaccine and flu shot at the same time typically include: