Medical professionals are recommending that people make sure to get their flu shots this year, in part because some Covid-19 and flu symptoms are similar. A flu shot reduces the likelihood that your symptoms (if you get sick) are from the flu. practicing "good sleep hygiene" is important. To make that flu shot effective, sleep specialist Matthew Walker, the bestselling author of " Why We Sleep ," told CNN's Christiane Amanpourpracticing "good sleep hygiene" is important. Insufficient sleep in the week before getting a flu shot can lead to the production of less than 50% of the normal antibody response -- a reaction that would render the flu shot largely ineffective, Walker told Amanpour.

Source: CNN October 21, 2020 08:15 UTC