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- Mayor Zohran Mamdani received a flu shot while holding hands with rival Curtis Sliwa in Brooklyn.
- Mamdani said the vaccination was meant to encourage New Yorkers to get flu shots as temperatures fell.
- Sliwa joked he was supposed to be a tough guy and felt nervous before his flu shot.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the flu vaccine reduces risk of flu visits by up to 60%.