It's Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot

Alister Martin, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, answers questions from New Yorkers related to respiratory virus season and offers recommendations on this year's flu and COVID shots, plus talks about the changes coming for Medicaid recipients and what the Health Department is doing to help.

Photo: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani looks on after receiving a flu shot at the Fort Greene Immunization Clinic in New York City on October 2, 2026. (Ryan MURPHY / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

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