The Kane County Health Department is recommending residents get the new COVID-19 vaccine to fight against mutations of the virus as the area enters the cold and flu season.
Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson stressed the importance of getting vaccines for COVID-19, the flu and RSV to avoid a seasonal “tripledemic” of respiratory viruses.The health department is offering the new COVID-19 vaccine to children 18 years old and younger with Vaccines for Children and Children’s Health Insurance Plans . Isaacson said people 19 years old and older should seek the vaccine and a flu shot through their primary care doctor or local pharmacy.
Isaacson said it looks like the nation is heading in the direction of offering COVID-19 vaccines each fall, similar to a flu shot, rather than as a booster. The new vaccine touts protection against new variants like the “Kraken” strain and other mutations such as BA.2.86.
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