Throughout the cold weather months, influenza, COVID-19, the common cold and other respiratory conditions come out in full force. When people are supposed to be getting lost in corn mazes and drinking hot apple cider, many will unfortunately be stuck indoors with a box of tissues in easy reach and a warm compress to their heads. “Typically, you see the big spike from October to February,” said Kayla Saunders, a family nurse practitioner at Riverside Internal Medicine Associates of Gloucester. Discussing prevention, Saunders said people should wash their hands, cover their coughs and get their annual flu vaccine if they are able. Vaccines for COVID-19 and RSV are also available. “You should always talk to your health care provider about what vaccines you should and should not get,” said Saunders. Flu vaccines are now available, which Saunders recommends getting in the fall to last through the peak of flu season. “I typically say around October,” said Saunders. The vaccine takes about on...