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Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots (arstechnica.com)

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[–] Bsher8365@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I posted this in another thread, but it’s applicable here as well:

My own conclusions as a US citizen:

Stay up to date on your personal vaccines (annual flu, COVID, and anything age-recommended like shingles, RSV, etc.)
Additionally, visit a travel vaccine clinic for any “non-routine” vaccines currently only recommended for travel to Asia, Africa, and Latin America - those threats will be here at some point as well
Have some N95 masks
Don’t depend on the US government to keep you safe or heathy - you are on your own

If I had to prioritize one vaccine to start with, I would get the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine first (one adult booster is recommended). Then Polio.