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Each year, the United States focuses on the control of the disease and prevention exhort to anyone over 6 months to receive an annual influenza. Why? While the flu virus, which circulates in the country of the end of the fall in early spring, is relatively harmless for most people, this can lead to serious illness, hospitalization and even death for others. Older adults, young children, pregnant women and people with pre-existing conditions are the most exposed, according to the CDC. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, obtaining an influenza vaccine is more important than ever this year. And, Thursday theCDC revealed that there is a new enhanced vaccine on the market that will save lives.

The new high-dose vaccine will protect people aged 65 and over

"The season influenza 2020-21 will coincide with the continuous or recurrent circulation of SARS-COV-2 (the new coronavirus associated with the disease Coronavirus 2019 [COVID-19])," the CDCwrote In their recommendations of the Consultative Committee on Vaccination Practices - United States, the season influenza 2020-21.

They explained that obtaining a flu vaccine will reduce not only your chances of getting influenza, which will reduce the symptoms that could be confused with those of Covid-19.but will reduce or also prevent the severity of the illness and mitigate the burden of health system, including ambulatory diseases, hospitalizations and admissions of the intensive care unit.

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They also announced that a high-dose influenza shot will be available to better protect people aged 65 and over, that traditional influenza shot is less efficient.Instead of protecting themselves from only three influenza strains, it will protect against four.

As for the flu season coincide with the Covid-19 pandemic, the CDC explains that more will be revealed.

"The extent to which SARS-COV-2, the new coronavirus which causes Covid-19, will be unknown during the 2020-21 flu season. However, it is expected that SARS-COV-2 and viruses of The influenza will both be assets. In the United States during the next 2020-21 flu season, "they wrote.

As a result, "Influenza vaccination programs should need to adapt and expand the duration of vaccination campaigns to host home stay orders and social distancing strategies to slow the spread of SARS-VOCs. -2 ".

The CDC recommends vaccinating the influenza now

During a traditional influenza season, most people are vaccinated in October. However, because of the pandemic, they encourage to consider having earlier - right now. And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these37 places you are most likely to catch coronavirus.