Make a plan to get an influenza vaccine. Did you know it's estimated that flu vaccines prevented about 240,000 hospitalizations during the 2024-2025 flu season, primarily among adults ages 65 and older? Protect…
As temperatures drop and we spend more time indoors, cold and flu season arrives like an unwelcome house guest. Each year, millions of people face the discomfort and disruption of…
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidance that changes recommendations for people who test positive for COVID-19. The CDC recommends following these…
As of early February 2024, COVID activity seems to have peaked and is on its way down. This is the same trend as previous years where COVID peaked twice: once…
A new COVID-19 vaccine is on its way; revised formulations from both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The recommendation…
COVID, flu and you: Good news first! COVID-19 cases are finally decreasing. National trends are headed the right direction, and positivity rates in North Carolina are going down. Omicron BA.5…
A new vaccine is available that fights Omicron and the original strain of COVID-19. In early September, new bivalent Omicron vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer were approved by the Food…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration have recommended pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to a potential issue with a…