Flu season is here: Lane County health experts recommend vaccines, offer prevention tips
Falling leaves and errant sneezes are annual reminders that flu season is here. The CDC and Oregon Health Authority have information about how to prevent the spread of influenza and OHA says the best way is to get an annual vaccination against it. The updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are available and recommended by the CDC for everyone ages 6 months and older. ...
Flu vaccine might be less effective this year, new CDC report suggests
The effectiveness of this year's influenza vaccine was lower in South America than last season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday, which might be a clue to how much protection the shots could offer people in the U.S. this winter.Vaccine effectiveness was 34.5% against hospitalization, according to interim estimates from a new article published by the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, among high-risk groups like young children, people with preexisting conditions and older adults. That means, vaccinated people in those groups were 34.5% less likely than unvaccinated people to get sick enough to go to the...