 Hello, I'm Mayor Steve Benjamin, reaching out to every citizen in Colombia and across the Midlands to get your flu shot. I got mine today. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made getting your flu vaccine as early as possible this season more important than ever. It's especially important for people with certain underlying medical conditions like asthma, heart disease, and diabetes. High-risk individuals include anyone who has a chronic health condition, even if those conditions are under control, young children, pregnant women, and adults over the age of 65. Did you know your risk of having a heart attack can go up six times higher if you get the flu? Even if you don't have any chronic disease or special risk factors for the flu, it's important to protect yourself, your family, and your community by getting a flu shot this year. This year it's more important than ever to make sure everyone in our Colombia communities all across the Midlands that we get our flu shots. Let's make sure we stay strong, stay healthy, and stay resilient.