Flu season has arrived early in Colorado, just in time to crash your Thanksgiving feast

Even if vaccinated, people can still get sick, though the disease is usually less severe. Young children, especially infants, are most at-risk, which is why health officials recommend pregnant women get vaccinated, and everyone else living in the household with a baby should also be up to date on their vaccinations, said Samuel Dominguez, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Colorado [and professor of pediatrics].