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145 โ€“ COVID & Fall 2024 Vaccines Update

by Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH Leave a Comment

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145 โ€“ COVID & Fall 2024 Vaccines Update
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Dr. K provides an update on COVID so far this year, and explains the available vaccines for the three respiratory viruses likely to be very active this fall and winter: COVID, influenza, and RSV. She also addresses other ways to protect oneself this winter.
She covers:

  • 2024 vaccines for older adults
  • COVID so far in 2024
  • Why COVID remains worse than flu
  • COVID vaccines for 2024-25
  • Flu vaccines for 2024
  • What to know about RSV vaccine
  • How to stay healthier this winter

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Related Resources:

  • BHWA:
    • COVID & Aging Adults: 2024- 2025 Updates
    • Flu Shots for Older Adults During COVID Times: What to Know & Do for 2024
    • Respiratory Syncytial Virus: What to Know About RSV & RSV Vaccines in Aging
  • Waste Water:
    • COVID Wastewaterscan.org
  • CDC:
    • COVID Data By Age Group
    • COVID Hospitalization Tracker
    • COVID Weekly Death Trends
    • COVID Variants Trackers
    • COVID Nursing Home Data Dashboard
    • Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network
    • Provisional COVID-19 Mortality Surveillance
    • Severe Viral Respiratory Illness Dashboard
    • Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel
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