The coronavirus and the flu are surging in California. Here are the steps to protect yourself from getting sick during the holiday season.
“Getting that updated bivalent vaccine is the single most important thing you can do to make sure immunity is up to date and that you can fight the virus that’s out there,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator.
Among UC San Francisco employees and students, 1 in 100 people who have gotten the updated COVID-19 booster have since come down with a coronavirus infection. But among those who haven’t gotten the shot, 1 in 20 have been infected, Dr. Ralph Gonzales, a UC San Francisco associate dean, said at a recent campus town hall.
“When you have good strain match with the booster and the vaccine, you actually do prevent quite a bit of infection,” Gonzales said.California is simultaneously contending with a spike in coronavirus transmission, an early onslaught of RSV and a strong start to the flu season. It’s also not too late to get your primary COVID vaccine series.
— we do ask that you know that it’s not too late to get your seasonal flu shot,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.“It’s really easy. It’s totally safe. It works. Your immune system is very good at being able to handle two vaccines at once,” Jha said Friday.
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