Protecting yourself during sick season

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Whether you get sniffles or a more aggressive infection, are you doing what you can to protect yourself?

Dr. Jewel Mullen with the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease joined ABC57 News via Zoom to discuss vaccination rates and the benefits of getting vaccinated.

Indiana and Michigan are marked high for influenza-like illness activity, and both states show vaccination doses given are down 4 to 5 percent.

Dr. Mellen also discusses misunderstandings about vaccinations.