COVID-19 continues to pose a serious health threat, especially for older adults who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19 and be hospitalized. The good news is adults 65 years of age and older can reduce their risk of severe illness by receiving recommended vaccinations, including another dose of the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine six months after their first dose.

COVID-19 continues to pose a serious health threat to people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised and more likely to get very sick from COVID-19. The good news is people with weakened immune systems can reduce their risk of severe illness and hospitalization by receiving recommended vaccines, including another dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine six months after their first dose.

While COVID-19 cases often increase during the winter, past years have shown that surges can happen any time of year. You can reduce your risk of severe illness by receiving recommended vaccines.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that causes a cold-like disease. But unlike the common cold, RSV is highly contagious and can become dangerous, with infants, young children, and older adults at highest risk for severe illness.

The best protection against many infectious respiratory illnesses is immunization. Immunizations can help provide protection, build our immune response, and can limit the severity, spread, and widespread threat of disease.

The best protection against many infectious respiratory illnesses is immunization. Immunizations can help provide protection, build our immune response, and can limit the severity, spread, and widespread threat of disease.