The ACIP voted on recommendations for monovalent SARS-CoV-2 vaccine booster shots, lowering the age for pneumonia vaccination, and next steps for clesrovimab for RSV.
COVID-19 as a cause of death fell from the #4 spot in 2022 to #10 in 2023, which may account for some of the overall decline in the US mortality rate, suggest CDC experts.
Individuals 6 months and older should receive updated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season, the agency recommended.