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Tools and resources for preventing, diagnosing, and treating respiratory illnesses including the common cold, flu, RSV, and COVID-19.
- See the most common signs and symptoms
- Manage your symptoms from home
- Get care
- Stay up-to-date on your vaccines
- Explore COVID-19 testing options or report a home antigen result
- How effective is the flu shot? How does the flu spread? When is flu season? Get to know these key flu facts, so you can avoid the flu and stay healthy.
- Get the flu shot at Kaiser Permanente and protect yourself and your family from the flu. Find flu shot locations, dates, and hours near you.
- Vaccines can help protect you and your family against seasonal respiratory viruses like influenza (the flu) and RSV, as well as COVID-19.
- School-based flu vaccination clinics made it safe and convenient for students to receive a no-cost flu shot.
- Links to information on colds and flu. Covers at-home treatment for cold and flu symptoms, the flu vaccine, prevention of colds and flu, and medicines for the flu.
- Learn how to recognize common flu symptoms and how to treat the flu from the comfort of home. Discover doctor-approved home remedies for kids and adults.
- Unvaccinated individuals can now receive a single dose of a bivalent vaccine, rather than multiple doses of the original monovalent vaccines.
- A new location-based vaccine strategy by Kaiser Permanente was successful in addressing COVID-19 vaccination disparities among underserved communities.
- As vaccines bring hope to end the pandemic, Kaiser Permanente’s toolkit offers approaches to enhance equitable vaccine administration for communities hit hardest by COVID-19.
- Proactive flu prevention outreach helped community members in Downey, California, enjoy safer, healthier holidays.
- What are immunizations? Immunizations help keep you and your child from getting certain diseases that can be spread to other people (infectious diseases). They also help reduce the spread of disease to others and prevent epidemics. Immunizations are also called vaccines or vaccinations. If you get a vaccine, it may not...
- Providing safe and effective vaccinations to children is an important step to protect them from getting sick.
- Kaiser Permanente and other leading companies are mandating COVID-19 shots because ending this pandemic depends on it.
- A statement from Kaiser Permanente chair and chief executive officer Greg A. Adams about Gov. Newsom’s vaccination mandate announcement.
- Get up-to-date information on the COVID-19 vaccine, including how to schedule an appointment and safety and effectiveness.
- Provides links to information about the immune system. Includes info about immunizations, HIV and autoimmune disorders, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis.
- HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the immune system, the body's natural defense system. Without a strong immune system, the body has trouble fighting off disease. HIV infection is treated with medicines that slow or stop the damage to the immune system. If it's not treated, in time HIV will...
- Resources and information for understanding COVID-19. Get care for symptoms, schedule a vaccination, and order a COVID-19 test.
- Wondering about the differences between a cold, the flu, RSV, and COVID-19? Get informed about seasonal respiratory infections and how to prevent them.
- Kaiser Permanente research underscores the importance of culturally appropriate pandemic response and vaccination strategies.
- Vaccinations, testing, and treatment are still widely accessible. Member coverage and cost sharing may change.
- Grants expand support for faith-based organizations working to protect Black and Latino communities from COVID-19.
- Antibodies are proteins made by the body's natural defense system (immune system) to fight foreign substances, such as bacteria. Antibodies attach themselves to the foreign substance, allowing other immune system cells to attack and destroy the substance. The surfaces of viruses, fungi, and bacteria contain markers...
- Easily find information on many medical conditions and health topics — including colds and flu, chronic conditions, heart health, and sleep problems.
- Provides links that give tips, like making the most of your appointment and getting better care at lower costs. Also includes links on understanding lab results and deciding whether to get a flu vaccine.
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