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Many pharmacies are already encouraging people to get their annual flu shot.

Doctors say that timing is important with your flu shot—getting it too early can leave you less protected toward the end of flu season.

It’s best to aim to get your shot in a specific window of time this fall.

It’s easy to forget about the flu—until you start getting reminders from big-name pharmacy chains that it’s time for your annual flu vaccine. But while pharmacies begin stocking them in August, is it wise to get one that soon? Could you get a flu shot too early?

Yes, infectious disease doctors say it’s possible to get your flu shot too early…

Read the full article at PREVENTION.COM