Amidst the excitement of heading back to school, football season and pumpkin spice-flavored everything, it is easy to forget that fall is also the recommended time for several vaccines.
This year, it seems like there are more vaccine recommendations than ever before, including an updated COVID-19 vaccine, the 2023 flu shot and a newly approved vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV.)
We asked Ad Interim Chief...
If it feels challenging to keep up with seemingly ever-changing vaccination recommendations, you are not alone.
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You might know that flu season got off to an earlier start than usual this year or that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is making a serious comeback. You may have even heard people call this a “tripledemic” of viruses. But you may be wondering why, or what — if anything — you should do about it.
We checked in with Chief Infection Control Officer Roy Chemaly, M.D., to find out what patients and their families should know about...
Last updated on Oct. 13, 2022
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Last updated on Oct. 13, 2022
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