THE BALTIMORE RAVENS TOMORROW. 5 ON YOUR HEALTH. THE KID ARE BACK THIS CLASS AND THAT MEANS THE GERMS ARE OUT IN FORCE AND AS ALWAYS, FAMILIES ARE BATTLING THE RISK OF SEVERAL VIRUSES ALL AT ONCE. HERE WITH SOME MUCH-NEEDED ADVICE IS DR. SANDRA NELSON, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL. GOOD MORNING, DR. NELSON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. LET'S START WITH VACCINATIONS, THOSE OMICRON SPECIFIC DOSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND THE FLU SHOTS ARE BEING OFFERED. SHOULD PEOPLE BE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVE FOR BOTH RIGHT NOW? IS THE TIMING RIGHT? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND WE ASKED THAT A LOT. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT THE OPTIMAL TIMING FOR VACCINATION, AND NO REASON TO DELAY. THAT'S PARTICULARLY TRUE OF THE INFLUENZA VACCINE. FOR THE COVID-19 THERE MAY BE TWO GROUPS THAT COULD CONSIDER DEFERRING OR DELAYING. ONE GROUP RECENTLY INFECTED WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND PROBABLY SAFELY WAIT TO RECEIVE THAT BOOSTER AND THE SECOND GROUP IS FOR THOSE CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF FIVE AND 11, WHO ARE HEALTHY AND RECEIVE THEIR PRIMARY VACCINE, AND THEY MAY CHOOSE TO WAIT BEFORE THE F.D.A. AUTHORIZES THAT NEWER VACCINE AND OMICRON VACCINE FOR THAT AGE GROUP. RHONDELLA: THOSE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS ARE RELAXED FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYONE EVERYWHERE, NORMAL FEELS GREAT FOR SOME PEOPLE. BUT ARE THERE PLACES WE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS RIGHT NOW? >> REALLY DEPENDS ON YOUR RISK CATEGORY. FOR THOSE THAT ARE HIGHER RISK, IT MAKES SENSE TO AVOID CROWDED INDOOR SPACES AND WEAR THOSE PROTECTIVE MASKS, N95 AND KN95'S, BUT REALISTICALLY IT'S AVOID BEING EXPOSED TO COVID AND FOR MOST OF IT IT MAY BE BETTER TO THINK ABOUT THE WHEN THAN THE WHERE AND BY THAT, WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THOSE EVENTS IN OUR SCHEDULE THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT WE CAN'T MISS AND IN THE 10 TO 14 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT, INCREASE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SO THAT WE WON'T BE IN ISOLATION AND HAVE TO MISS THE EVENTS. RHONDELLA: THAT'S KIND OF A SMART MOVE AND HEALTHY FOR EVERYONE. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER SEASON OF THE FLU AND COVID SHARING THE SAME SPACE. DO WE HAVE ANY SENSE EVER WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE COMING MONTHS? . I THINK THAT WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE AN UPTICK IN VIRUSES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MONTHS INDOORS BEFORE WE ENTER THAT TYPICAL VIRUS SEASON. AND COVID-19 IS MORE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON THE EVENTS ON THE HORIZON. QUITE A FEW SIGNS THAT SHOWEEL BE IN FOR FLU SEASON. COLLECTIVELY OUR IMMUNITY FROM THE LIGHT SEASONS IS AT A LOW POINT. I THINK IT'S LIKELY WE'LL SEE A SIGNIFICANT FLU SEASON ALONG WITH THE COVID-19, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE TWINDEMIC THAT WE ALL TALKED ABOUT. RHONDELLA: SO IMPORTANT TO STA