CDC Updates | COVID-19 MMWR and Updates - 9/12/2024

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September 12, 2024 This message includes updates on respiratory viruses from CDC.

Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines    Everyone ages 6 months and older should get a 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect you from severe disease, hospitalization, and death. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a safer, more reliable way to build protection than getting sick with COVID-19. Getting the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine is important because: Protection from the COVID-19 vaccine decreases with time. COVID-19 vaccines are updated to give you the best protection from the currently circulating strains. Getting the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine is especially important if you: Never received a COVID-19 vaccine Are ages 65 years and older Are at high risk for severe COVID-19 Are living in a long-term care facility Are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant, or might become pregnant in the future. Want to lower your risk of getting Long COVID FDA recently approved and authorized the 2024 – 2025 COVID-19 vaccines . Ask your doctor, pharmacist, community health center, or contact your state health department. Check your local pharmacy’s website to see if vaccination appointments are available. Some pharmacies may offer vaccines to those who walk in without making an appointment ahead of time.

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Flu season is coming! Flu can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. During an average flu season, flu can cause millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and tens of thousands of deaths. A flu vaccine offers the best protection against flu and potentially severe flu-related complications.   Everyone 6 months of age and older should make a plan to get an updated flu vaccine. All U.S. flu vaccines for the 2024-2025 season are trivalent (three component) vaccines that protect against three influenza viruses: an A(H1N1) virus, an A(H3N2) virus, and a B/Victoria virus. Learn More

Order Free COVID-19 Tests      COVIDtests.gov will re-open at the end of September. Households across the country can order four additional over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free. These tests will detect the currently circulating COVID-19 variants and are intended for use through the end of 2024. You can also find instructions on how to verify extended expiration dates for any tests you may already have. To order four free, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, visit  COVIDtests.gov. Learn More

Respiratory Virus Data Channel Weekly Snapshot The Respiratory Virus Weekly Snapshot provides an update on COVID-19, flu, and RSV activity nationally and in your state. Check back every Friday for the latest data. Learn More

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