John Martinez, MD, is an urgent care physician with Woodland Clinic Medical Group seeing patients at the Dignity Health Medical Foundation East Woodland Urgent Care location. During a recent live interview, Dr. Martinez talked about this season's flu strain, tips for preventing the spread of the flu, the importance of the flu vaccine, and more.

Remember, it's not too late to get your flu vaccine! If you're already sick and your flu symptoms are getting worse*, you may want to visit an urgent care facility, or call your provider.

When you need to see a doctor —and fast— East Woodland Urgent Care has
the resources to get you on the path to wellness. You can even select your
projected arrival time online, then wait wherever you are comfortable until
your designated time. Learn more at dhmf.org/woodland/urgentcare.

*If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to the ER.