As we head towards cooler weather, it’s time to think about flu and COVID-19 risks. Flu season is almost here. Spending more time indoors means more opportunities for COVID-19 to spread. To protect against these two threats, the Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD) strongly recommends that residents get their annual flu vaccine and stay up to date on COVID vaccinations and boosters. .

The CDC recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months should get the flu vaccine, with rare exceptions. Different flu vaccines are approved for people of different ages. Everyone should get an age-appropriate flu vaccine. Cambridge Public Health Clinics offer routine flu vaccines, flu nasal sprays and high-dose flu vaccines.

Vaccination against COVID-19 is recommended for everyone over the age of 6 months. Anyone over the age of 5 must receive a booster. The updated bivalent booster, which offers protection against multiple her COVID variants, is now recommended for everyone over the age of 12.

Flu shots, COVID vaccines and boosters are widely available at local pharmacies and many clinics. CPHD is also offering several community immunization clinics across Cambridge to make it more convenient for residents to protect themselves from serious illnesses this winter. These CPHD clinics will open in his October, providing vaccines and boosters for the flu and his COVID to residents aged 6 months and older.

To view the CPHD Vaccine Clinic schedule and learn more about flu and COVID-19 vaccinations, visit the CPHD website.

Book your flu or COVID vaccine here. A resident can check both flu and her COVID options to enroll for her two vaccines at the same time.