Every year, influenza flu viruses send thousands of New Jersey residents to seek medical care, with some requiring hospitalizations and tragically dying. While we have made progress in reducing the transmission of COVID-19 in NJ, as we approach flu season there is a concern of once again straining our health care systems and seeing unprecedented respiratory illness while both influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses are co-circulating.
The Power to Protect New Jersey campaign aims to raise awareness that every person has the power to protect themselves, their family, their co-workers, and their community from the flu. Only half of New Jersey residents have received a flu vaccine in recent years, and this year it’s more important than ever to protect the health of our communities against flu by getting vaccinated. Pregnant women, young children, older adults, people with chronic health conditions, front-line workers, and health care workers are all high-risk populations for flu complications, including hospitalization and death.
Please join us in raising awareness about this critical public health issue as we face new challenges in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic during this flu season.
To learn more, please visit powertoprotectnj.org.
Access the, “Power to Protect New Jersey Against the Flu” toolkit here.