Korpics said September — now — is a great time to get vaccinated against influenza.

“You can get a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines at the same visit,” the CDC says on its website.

The agency adds that side effects after COVID-19 vaccination are generally the same when given alone or with other immunizations.

“You can get (vaccines) on the same day,” Korpics said.

Although children under 12 can’t get the COVID-19 vaccine yet, most can get immunized against the flu, and health experts say it’s important to protect them against any virus possible to minimize potential illness during the pandemic.

For those over 12, it’s important to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu, to keep both illnesses to a minimum.

“Please get vaccinated for the flu and COVID-19 — please,” Michelson said.

“So the more adults who get vaccinated, the less likely it will be for vulnerable babies under 6 months to get the flu,” she said.

Of those who were unsure or not planning to get vaccinated, 34% did not believe the flu vaccine worked well, 32% said they never got the flu, 29% were concerned about potential side effects and 22% said they were worried about catching the flu from the immunization — though that’s not possible.

“I can only hope it will encourage more people to get vaccinated against influenza,” Korpics said

Michelson cited an April study in the journal JMIR Public Health and Surveillance that found among a sample of people in the United Kingdom that “COVID-19 has increased acceptance of influenza vaccination in previously eligible but unvaccinated people and has motivated substantial uptake in newly eligible people.”