State and local health officials across the United States are bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses this fall, and they are making plans to urge everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus once those shots become available.맥스카지노�We are very, very concerned about the upcoming pan-respiratory season,맥스카지노� Dr. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, said in a briefing Wednesday.Related video above: FDA gives approval to RSV prevention drug ahead of cold seasonLocal health departments will work with their state and federal counterparts to encourage eligible people to get their flu shots, updated COVID-19 boosters and RSV vaccines, says Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive officer of the National Association of County and City Health Officials.맥스카지노�The focus for the fall will be clear and integrated messaging, especially for people who are most at risk because we맥스카지노�re talking about a unique new normal of coexisting respiratory viruses,맥스카지노� she said. 맥스카지노�There맥스카지노�s conscientious thought being given to how to communicate this. It맥스카지노�s really about public health and keeping everybody safe during a season when respiratory diseases happen.맥스카지노�On a national scale, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also is preparing for the threat of respiratory illnesses this fall.맥스카지노�Protecting against respiratory diseases this fall is a central focus for CDC. Efforts will include preparing Americans for what to expect, helping them understand the risk for illness in their communities, and providing information on how they can protect themselves,맥스카지노� spokesperson Kathleen Conley said in an email. 맥스카지노�CDC will use every lever at its disposal to help people understand how they can protect themselves and their families from serious illness, including staying up to date on their vaccinations.맥스카지노�Getting vaccinated before HalloweenSome major U.S. pharmacy chains have begun rolling out flu and RSV vaccine appointments, and an updated COVID-19 booster shot could be ready by the latter part of September.Health officials recommend that adults 60 and older get vaccinated against RSV as soon as their doctors advise doing so, and everyone older than 6 months is urged to get their flu shots, preferably by Halloween 맥스카지노� an approach called 맥스카지노�flu before boo.맥스카지노�As for the new COVID-19 booster, health officials are waiting for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to officially approve it and then for the CDC to make recommendations on it. But they plan to recommend COVID-19 boosters before Halloween as well.맥스카지노�I don맥스카지노�t think it맥스카지노�s unreasonable to think of COVID-flu before boo,맥스카지노� Dr. Manisha Juthani, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, said during Wednesday맥스카지노�s briefing. 맥스카지노�For many people, we really want to make this easy and simple.맥스카지노�She added that the flu shot and the updated COVID-19 vaccine, when it맥스카지노�s available, may be given at the same time for people who might want to have a single appointment.맥스카지노�There is not a single vaccine that is going to be 100%. But having said that, the efficacy of these vaccines is so high in preventing some of our worst outcomes that that is the main thing we want to drive home,맥스카지노� Juthani said. 맥스카지노�And that is going to make a difference in the overall health of a person who receives them.맥스카지노�Where to get vaccinated this fallPharmacies and doctor맥스카지노�s offices will continue to offer flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines this fall, but some states are also considering organizing vaccination events.맥스카지노�One of the other lessons that we learned from COVID is that you can맥스카지노�t wait for people to come to you. You have to really make an effort to go meet them where they맥스카지노�re at,맥스카지노� Dr. Joseph Kanter, state health officer and medical director at the Louisiana Department of Health, said during Wednesday맥스카지노�s briefing.맥스카지노�As we looked at the back-to-school season, we맥스카지노�re leveraging one of the more effective programs we had during COVID, which is bringing vaccine out to people. We have teams that we instituted during COVID that we맥스카지노�re now leveraging for flu and RSV, to go out into the communities and host vaccine events at convenient locations for families,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�We맥스카지노�re going to continue those campaigns because we know we need to reduce barriers wherever we find them, and we can help bring vaccines to people.맥스카지노�Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS are among the major U.S. pharmacy chains that have begun rolling out flu and RSV vaccine appointments already.Walgreens is now offering both shots, the company said last week. Anyone 3 or older can get a flu shot at the pharmacy, and adults 60 and older are eligible for the RSV vaccine.Rite Aid also plans to announce the availability of those vaccines soon, according to a company spokesperson.CVS is scheduling flu vaccinations, as well as allowing walk-in vaccinations at certain pharmacies. The chain is also preparing to offer the new RSV vaccines.Those chains have said they will offer the new COVID-19 boosters once they맥스카지노�re available.Entering 맥스카지노�uncharted territory맥스카지노�Although it맥스카지노�s hard to predict exactly how much flu, COVID-19 and RSV infections the United States may see this fall and winter, state health officials said they맥스카지노�re putting plans in place now to prepare for possible surges.맥스카지노�We맥스카지노�re in uncharted territory. We don맥스카지노�t really know what this season is going to look like, and it맥스카지노�s going to look different in different areas of the country,맥스카지노� Juthani said.맥스카지노�One of the things we are doing in Connecticut is meeting with our children맥스카지노�s hospitals, understanding what their plan is going to be for if we see a surge starting this fall,맥스카지노� she said, referring specifically to RSV preparations. 맥스카지노�So this is the type of planning that happens at the state level across the United States.맥스카지노�As health officials plan for the worst but hope for the best, they are closely monitoring data on how many respiratory illnesses are now being reported in the United States 맥스카지노� as well as viral spread in the Southern Hemisphere and around the world.맥스카지노�We are all watching closely the respiratory season. It맥스카지노�s something that state health officials are always preparing for every fall, particularly this fall,맥스카지노� Dr. Anne Zink, chief medical officer for the state of Alaska and president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, said during Wednesday맥스카지노�s briefing.맥스카지노�Flu continues to circulate. We맥스카지노�re watching closely what맥스카지노�s happening down in the Southern Hemisphere right now. Last year, we saw over 9 million illnesses, 4 million medical visits, 10,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths are associated with influenza,맥스카지노� she said. 맥스카지노�However, we did see that vaccine prevented 1.8 million of those illnesses, 1 million of his medical visits, 22,000 hospitalizations and 1,000 deaths.맥스카지노�Each year, she noted, RSV appears to cause about 2.1 million hospital visits for children younger than 1 and up to 300 pediatric deaths. Among adults, RSV causes up to 160,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths a year.Also, 맥스카지노�We continue to see COVID,맥스카지노� Zink said. 맥스카지노�It continues to spread and be around.맥스카지노�COVID-19 was associated with about 244,000 deaths in the United States last year, according to CDC data.A report released last year by the Commonwealth Fund found that in the first two years that COVID-19 vaccines were available in the United States, they kept more than 18 million people out of the hospital and saved more than 3 million lives.CNN맥스카지노�s Amanda Musa contributed to this report.