It's time now for Ask An Expert; every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.

Health officials in the Bay Area and around the country are encouraging people to roll up their sleeves and get the latest covid and flu shots. The end of October is seen as the perfect time to get vaccinated to be better protected from the winter XEC variant. This comes also as more studies show those who survive covid are at a higher risk to be diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and developed dementia.

To answer your questions, KCBS Radio's News Anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Dr. Amesh Adalja, infectious disease expert and senior scholar for the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

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