This fall and winter, here’s what you need to know about the updated COVID-19 vaccine. ➡️ Vaccination is the best protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization and death. Vaccination also reduces your risk of developing Long COVID. If you have not received a COVID-19 vaccine in the past 2 months, get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect yourself this fall and winter. https://bit.ly/3XBO2Q7
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Updates
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Healthcare providers: Watch the World Thrombosis Day’s webinar on women’s health and thrombosis. CDC’s Dr. Tepper will share the latest contraceptive guidelines, followed by an expert panel discussion. The webinar will be available on October 1 here: https://bit.ly/3ZjeKiZ
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Health departments are short 80,000 public health workers, which means employees often must take on multiple roles and projects beyond the ones they were hired for. This makes it difficult for health departments to meet the service needs of the community. CDC’s Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) funded 107 health departments to increase the size and capabilities of the public health workforce around the country. PHIG’s flexible funding gives public health workers the ability to meet current service needs and handle complex health situations today and in the future. https://bit.ly/3R4WG78
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Starting in late 2023, Oropouche outbreaks were recognized in previously impacted areas and new areas of South America and the Caribbean. Check this page for information about countries and territories with recent or previous Oropouche virus transmission. https://bit.ly/4eh7FnC
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HCPs: It’s National Penicillin Allergy Day. Correctly identifying if your patient is truly allergic to penicillin improves patient outcomes and helps to combat antimicrobial resistance. Read more in Dr. Cosby Stone’s blog: https://bit.ly/3QIT2QK
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CDC reported one new flu-related death in a child last week, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths for the 2023-2024 season to a record-breaking 200 for a regular flu season. Among the children eligible for a flu vaccine and with a known vaccination status, about 80% were not fully vaccinated. Flu vaccination can reduce the risk of flu illness, flu-related hospitalization, and death in children. Read more: https://bit.ly/3TNvPhf
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health threat that everyone has a role in combating. Before the United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance, CDC's Deputy Director and Chief Strategy Officer Andi Fristedt and Dr. Dan Jernigan joined global and domestic leaders to address and strengthen global resolve to fight antimicrobial resistance together. Learn more about what you can do to join the fight: https://bit.ly/4btJ4tV
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Mental health is an important part of overall health and well-being at every stage of life. The Community Preventive Services Task Force released multiple findings on what works in public health to improve mental health. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XsUcl7
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September is Public Health Laboratory Appreciation month. U.S. TB Elimination Champions from public health labs at California Department of Public Health, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and Texas Department of State Health Services provided support to Oklahoma State Department of Health when they needed it most. They are great examples of the incredible U.S. laboratory support system. Thank you public health labs! Read about the 2024 CDC U.S. TB Elimination Champions: https://bit.ly/3TLRpmy
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HCPs: Thousands of children are hospitalized with flu each year, as flu symptoms can get wild. A flu vaccine can tame flu if your young patients get sick. Talk to parents about flu vaccines and help take flu from wild to mild. CDC resources: https://bit.ly/4fZYFV0