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Preparing for Cold and Flu season
Many of us still have some level of immunity against severe COVID-19 disease, but viral transmission remains high. Generally, whenever a lot of people are gathered indoors, assume other respiratory viruses are there too.
Updated COVID-19 booster shots are on their way!
Moderna 18+ and Pfizer 12+ bivalent boosters have been approved by FDA, recommended by CDC and ACIP. Bivalent boosters will be available to Benton and Franklin communities in the next couple weeks.
What is my risk? How to use COVID-19 data to stay safe
In earlier days of the pandemic, looking at the number of COVID-19 cases in our community and whether it was rising or falling was a reliable indicator of risk. But that has changed. Case numbers are not as reliable now because a lot of people are testing positive with home tests and they are not always reported to public health.