CDC Updates Respiratory Illness Vaccination Trends Page November 6; Flu Vaccine Still Recommended From 6 Months
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its respiratory illnesses vaccination trends page on November 6. The page notes that vaccination data for the 2026-2027 season is expected in late November, and that the content, sourced to the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, was updated and reviewed on November 6.
The CDC restates its recommendation on the page: all people aged 6 months and older should receive a seasonal flu vaccine. Each year's flu vaccine is designed to protect against the flu viruses experts expect to spread most that season.
The page also notes that the FDA approved the COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026-27 fall and winter virus season in August 2026. Vaccination trend data come from the National Immunization Survey's flu module and its fall respiratory virus module.
As the fall and winter respiratory virus season advances, the CDC will keep updating the trends page. Readers can check the page and confirm seasonal vaccine supply and appointments with local providers before getting vaccinated.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：流感疫苗接种资料图。Wikimedia Commons，Public domain，作者 Douglas Stutz。 / Photo: a flu vaccination clinic. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, by Douglas Stutz.
