CDC Recommends Updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines for Fall/Winter Virus Season
(July 2, 2024) On June 27th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 flu vaccines to protect against severe COVID-19 and flu this fall and winter.
It is safe to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccines at the same visit. Data continue to show the importance of vaccination to protect against severe outcomes of COVID-19 and flu, including hospitalization and death.
The CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older receive an updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 this fall and winter, whether or not they have ever previously been vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine. Updated COVID-19 vaccines will be available from Moderna, Novavax, and Pfizer later this year. The CDC’s recommendation will take effect as soon as the new vaccines are available.
For flu, the CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older, with rare exceptions, receive an updated 2024-2025 flu vaccine to reduce the risk of flu and its potentially serious complications this fall and winter. They encourage providers to begin their flu vaccination planning efforts now and to vaccinate patients as indicated once 2024-2025 flu vaccines become available.
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