Winter is the customary cold and flu season, and a time during which many people arenât as vigilant about maintaining their health as they might be at other times of the year. This winter has the additional variable of the coronavirus pandemic, which surged into 2021 with a second wave of spread and infection.
Building a maintaining a strong immune system is an essential aspect of general health and well-being, but it has taken on even more importance given the unique circumstances nearly everyone is facing to some degree.
Battling a double threat
The annual flu season was pretty much over when the COVID-19 pandemic appeared in the United States in March 2020; but as the world confronts the current surge and spike in cases, influenza cases are likely on the rise, too.