CDC Updates COVID-19, Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus SeasonJennings, SydneyPatient Care (Online)
Some of the highest levels of influenza are now in Western states, several of which have already topped the peaks recorded during the worst of last winter's flu season. In Oregon, the CDC'sdatashow 8.4% of emergency room visits involved flu at the end of December. This is now more than...
New vaccine advice for fall virus season How to protect yourself against COVID, flu and RSV03:58 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has launched a new public relations campaign this year to "reset expectations" around the influenza vaccine, after the agency's consumer resear...
Addressing public concerns about optimal timing for vaccination, the advisory clarifies that, while the ideal period for influenza vaccination is before the peak of the influenza season, individuals can still benefit from getting vaccinated through the entire season. Influenza, a highly contagious respir...
"End-of-season vaccine effectiveness estimates could change as additional patient data become available or if a change in circulating viruses occurs later in the season," the report on vaccine effectiveness says. Tags: influenza, United States, health, CDC, public health, children's health, ch...
How to prepare for this year's cold and flu season This time last year, the U.S. was bracing for a "tripledemic"amid rising cases of COVID-19, influenza and RSV after the seasons became more unpredictable during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Data from 2 national influenza surveillance networks showed similarly low rates for more than 2100 children and adolescents hospitalized with influenza. Only 52% and 59% of those hospitalized during the 2023-2024 flu season received antiviral treatment in the networks, a sharp decline from ...
The agency’sWild to Mild initiative, launched at the start of the 2023–24 flu season, aimed to inform the public that while getting immunized against the flu doesn’t guarantee you won’t catch an influenza virus, it can protect you fromsevere illness, hospitalization, and death. With the...
This year’s respiratory virus season is set to be a repeat of last year’s, with COVID-19, RSV and influenza impacting the health care system at the same time, per the CDC
Flu Season: CDC Warns Of Low Vaccination Rates January 17, 2025 With flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccination rates lagging across the U.S., the CDC is warning that it’s not too late for vulnerable populations - like older adults and young children - to protect themselves this winter. Now ...