MedPage Today August 6, 2024
Katherine Kahn

— Updated COVID vax coming soon, not too early to pre-order vaccines, CDC director says

Physicians should start preparing now for the upcoming respiratory virus season, according to the CDC in a webinar hosted by Bruce Scott, MD, president of the American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday.

The webinar focused on strategies for getting patients vaccinated for COVID-19 and flu and putting into action the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) updated RSV vaccination recommendations. The webinar can be viewed in its entirety here.

CDC director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, reviewed vaccine recommendations for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season. Everyone ages 6 months and older should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine and updated influenza vaccine, Cohen said.

“We’re going to...

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