PALTtalk Special Edition: Leading the Way Through Respiratory Virus Season

Episode: Leading the Way Through Respiratory Virus Season

Host: Ghinwa Dumyati, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Prevention Program, University of Rochester

Guest(s): Kelly Langford, Online Communications Director for the Risk Less. Do More. Campaign, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

In This Episode:
In this episode of PALTtalk, Dr. Ghinwa Dumyati and Kelly Langford discuss the importance of immunizations during respiratory virus season, focusing on flu, COVID-19, and RSV. They highlight the new Risk Less. Do More. campaign, which aims to reduce infection risks, especially among vulnerable populations, including older adults in long-term care facilities.

Since the recording of this episode, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released updated COVID-19 vaccination guidance for 2024-2025. In addition to the previously recommended 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccination, ACIP now recommends a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine for adults ages 65 and older.

• For those who are previously unvaccinated and receiving Novavax, two doses are recommended as the initial vaccination series. This should be followed by a third dose of any age-appropriate 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine at least 6 months after the second dose, with a minimum interval of 2 months.

Date Recorded: October 22, 2024

Resources:
Risk Less. Do More. Campaign (HHS)
Moving Needles Project (PALTmed and CDC)
Talking with Patients About Respiratory Virus Season (CDC)

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Support: Funding for this podcast was provided through the Risk Less. Do More. campaign from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.