How Flu Spreads
SEPT. 17, 2024 ESPAÑOL For Everyone WHAT TO KNOW Experts think that influenza viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze, or talk. Less often, a person might get influenza (flu) by touching a surface or object that has influenza virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or […]
Preventing Seasonal Flu
HIGHLIGHTS The best way to reduce your risk from seasonal flu and its potentially serious complications is to get a flu vaccine every year. This page has resources to help answer your questions about flu vaccines. Prevention steps and strategies Take time to get a flu vaccine. Everyone 6 months and older should get a […]
Flu Activity Increases While Vaccination Lags
AT A GLANCE This spotlight article was published on November 27, 2023. Flu vaccination coverage among children overall is about 4 percentage points lower than the same time last season, as of November 4, 2023. Coverage among White and Black children is down by about 7 and 6 percentage points respectively. Flu vaccination coverage for […]
Prevent Seasonal Flu
Español Print Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023-2024 Influenza Season has been published. Take Action to Prevent Flu Flu Vaccine Finder Find flu vaccines in your area. Everyone 6 months of age and older needs a flu vaccine. FIND VACCINES Powered […]
Is It Flu, COVID-19, Allergies, or a Cold?
Staying Healthy This Winter En españolSend us your comments(link sends e-mail) Feeling sick can be especially concerning these days. Could your sniffles be caused by COVID-19? Or the flu? A cold? Or maybe allergies? Determining the cause of an illness can be tricky because many share some symptoms. They can leave you sniffling, coughing, and […]