Walgreens sign

FILE - This June 25, 2019, file photo shows the sign outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It appears flu cases are already higher than last year.

According to Walgreens, flu medicine sales are 23% higher this year than in 2020.

This comes after the nation reported historically low flu rates last year

Experts cited masks, social distancing and a record number of vaccinations for that decrease.

Health officials are urging Americans to get their flu shot before the end of the month as the country begins to loosen COVID-19 restrictions.

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