This year’s season could have some of us feeling like a pin cushion.
Vaccinations have become a traditional part of flu season with the influenza vaccine revised most years to protect from new strains of the illness.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults 75 and older and those 60 and older at risk of respiratory diseases
The recommendations are not overkill, according to John Knisley, a CVS pharmacist and district leader for the pharmacy’s St. Petersburg market. “We’re seeing a lot of patients in our pharmacy that have respiratory illness symptoms,” he said. “There are definitely COVID-19 cases all over the place.”While the number of COVID-19 infections is far below the levels seen from the delta and omicron variants, the virus still carries a risk of severe symptoms, hospitalization and death. Infection spread is still occurring.
More than 4,360 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded across the United States in August, according to CDC data. Florida recorded 786 deaths the same month, Department of Health Data shows.The COVID-19 virus is constantly mutating into new variants. The new COVID-19 mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are designed to protect against the KP.2 variant. There is also a vaccine produced by Novavax based on the JN.1 variant, the parent strain of KP.2.
Those with severe allergic reactions to shots should consult their doctor. Details on the composition of the vaccine can be found in the manufacturer’s information sheets forOne dose of the vaccine protects against the virus for two winter seasons when most infections occur, the CDC states. Moderna’s mRESVIA provides protection for about 19 months., meaning they protect against three different strains of influenza: H1N1, H3N2 and a B/Victoria lineage virus, according to the CDC.
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