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Daily doses of vitamin C, garlic, echinacea and astragalus can help boost your immunity. Probably the single best measure you can take to avoid getting the flu or a cold during the cold season is to wash your hands often and keep them away from your eyes and nose. Also, try to avoid contact with people who have respiratory illnesses. Airborne droplets from sneezes and coughs are what spread the influenza virus from person to person. So when you're sick, don't go to work. Don't spread those viral droplets around the office. Instead, stay home, get bed rest, drink nondairy fluids, take the vitamin C and herbs mentioned above, and - most beneficial - use sage and/or eucalyptus steam inhalations.