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CDC Advises Updated COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines for Fall 2024

New guidelines emphasize the importance of vaccinations as COVID-19 cases rise and new variants emerge.

Ashland Fire Department's Justin Hubler gives retired nurse Dorothy Stitzlein, who is a member of the medical reserve corp, her second dose of Moderna Covid vaccine at UH Samaritan on Main on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.
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Overview

  • CDC recommends COVID-19 and flu vaccines for everyone aged 6 months and older.
  • New COVID-19 variants, including KP.3 and LB.1, are spreading in the U.S.
  • Both vaccines can be safely administered at the same time.
  • Hospitalizations and deaths remain low despite the summer surge in COVID-19 cases.
  • Updated vaccines aim to reduce severe illness and long COVID risks.