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The ACIP voted on recommendations for monovalent SARS-CoV-2 vaccine booster shots, lowering the age for pneumonia vaccination, and next steps for clesrovimab for RSV.

Wyoming, Louisiana, and Oklahoma have the lowest percentage of population with shots in arms based on state population. Is your state among the other 7?

COVID-19 as a cause of death fell from the #4 spot in 2022 to #10 in 2023, which may account for some of the overall decline in the US mortality rate, suggest CDC experts.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' revisions prioritize vulnerable older adults and those at higher risk of severe infection.

Individuals 6 months and older should receive updated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season, the agency recommended.

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The 3% decline in 2023 compared with 2022 is "heartening news," CDC's Houry says, but the mission is far from accomplished.

The updated guidelines reflect the progress made in protecting against severe illness from COVID-19, said CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH.

COVID-19 hospitalizations have never fall below 6000/week, according to the ACIP; those aged 65+ have the highest inpatient rate, those aged 75+ have the highest mortality.

Reported cases of chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea in the US surpassed 2.5 million for the third time in 5 years, according to CDC.