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What to Know Now Preparing for Flu & COVID
People US
|September 16, 2024
WHETHER IT'S A MILD OR SEVERE YEAR FOR THE VIRUSES, OUR EXPERT SAYS, 'GET VACCINATED'

The Centers for Disease Control estimates more than 25,000 people in the United States have died from the flu in the 2023-2024 season. And though the next virus season hasn't begun, more than 700 people were dying each week from COVID at the beginning of August. Yet, says Dr. William Schaffner, professor of preventative medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, "people were indifferent to taking the vaccines last fall."
This story is from the September 16, 2024 edition of People US.
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