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COVID-19 CDC Vaccine Update: Recommendations, Data on COVID-19, RSV, Influenza, and PCV21

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FDA: Trivalent Influenza Vaccine Formulation Back for 2024-2025 Season

The decision was based on surveillance data indicating that there have been no confirmed detections of circulating B/Yamagata lineage viruses after March 2020.

CDC: Although Season Not Over, Flu Activity Is Slowing Down

So far this season, the flu has caused at least 14 million illnesses, 150,000 hospitalizations, and 9,400 deaths.

ACIP: 2024 Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule Updates

Several charges were made to the child and adolescent immunization schedule for 2024.

Coadministration of COVID-19, Influenza Vaccines Seems Effective

Generally similar effectiveness against COVID-19 and seasonal influenza-related outcomes seen with coadministration.

Combo Vaccine for Influenza and COVID-19 Looks Promising in Early Study

The vaccine candidate combines Pfizer's quadrivalent modRNA-based influenza vaccine candidate and Pfizer-BioNTech's Omicron-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine.