In the face of the “tripledemic” and a new Omicron variant, XBB.1.5, which is rapidly becoming the most common variant found in the United States, the Long Beach Island Health Department has announced a “January Community Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign.”
“We are now in the middle of a very severe active respiratory illness season, so we want to highlight the continued importance of receiving the latest COVID-19 Bivalent Booster and Seasonal Influenza vaccination,” read the LBIHD’s announcement.
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