CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that though Americans are 'tired of talking about vaccines,' it is 'doubly important' to get their flu shot this year.
Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky encouraged people to get their flu shots so that America could avoid dual surges, and said it was okay for people to receive both vaccines, the Associated Press reported.
Respiratory syncytial virus, which usually infects children during the winter, surged over this past summer as lower COVID infections and updated guidance gave people the confidence to stop wearing masks. Dr. William Shaffner of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases warned against a possible"twindemic" of COVID-19 and the flu in light of this surge, the AP reported.
And if you still need a COVID-19 vaccination -- either first shots or a booster dose -- you can get it at the same visit as a flu shot. Last fall, about as many Americans overall got their flu vaccination as they did before the pandemic -- about half of the eligible population, according to CDC data released Thursday. But Walensky was dismayed by a slight drop in child flu vaccinations last year -- and at widening racial and ethnic disparities. Last year, 43 percent of Black Americans and 45 percent of Hispanics got a flu vaccination compared to 56 percent of whites.
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