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.

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.