Unkechaug Nation COVID Alliance

02/27/2025

Cervical cancer is the most common HPV-associated cancer among women. Most infections go away on their own, but long-lasting infections can progress to precancer and cancer.

The HPV vaccine protects against the types of HPV that most often cause cervical cancers. https://bit.ly/3BEYWh1

02/23/2025

Practicing good hygiene is a key strategy to help reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, flu, and RSV.

There are several actions you can take, including:
🤧 Covering your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your elbow instead of your hands
🧼 Frequently washing your hands with soap and water to remove germs from your hands or by using hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol when soap and water are not available
✨ Regularly cleaning touched surfaces like doorknobs and countertops

Protect yourself and others this respiratory illness season and review additional hygiene tips: https://bit.ly/3BxLqLE

02/20/2025

A new CDC study looking at 15,000 children over a 5-year period found that flu vaccination reduced the risk of flu-associated hospitalization for children by about half.

Children 6 months and older should receive a yearly flu vaccine to help protect against severe flu illness that can result in emergency department visits or hospitalizations. Read the full JAMA study here: https://bit.ly/4gFspqo

02/15/2025

View data for COVID-19, flu, and RSV activity in your community and across the United States.

02/09/2025

01/17/2025

01/15/2025

Adults with certain underlying health conditions are at greater risk of flu’s wildest symptoms. There’s still time to protect yourself with a flu vaccine. If you get sick with flu, talk to your doctor about a second line of defense: flu antiviral treatment to help you get better.

Learn more about flu and preexisting conditions at https://bit.ly/3W5izG7