By November 9, 35% of adults reported having received the flu vaccine and 18% the updated COVID-19 vaccine, and 40% of those aged 75 years and older had ever received an RSV vaccine.
With flu and COVID levels still low but expected to rise, the CDC said vaccination is a good way to cut risk over the holiday season.
Also, today California health officials report another illness in a dairy farm worker, pushing the national total this year to 55.
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