Now Is the Right Time to Get Updated COVID and Flu Vaccines
Bay Area health officials recommend fall 2025 updated vaccines in alignment with State of California guidance
San Francisco Bay Area —Today, health officers from the 13 Bay Area health jurisdictions advised the public to get updated vaccines now to protect against flu and COVID this season. The fall 2025 updated flu vaccine and fall 2025 updated COVID vaccine are now available in pharmacies and doctors’ offices throughout the Bay Area.
Everyone 6 months and older is recommended to receive an updated flu vaccine each year. Everyone 6 months and older who lives in California can also get the updated fall 2025 COVID vaccine for protection against COVID infection. Health officials from the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma and the City of Berkeley want everyone in the Bay Area to know that these vaccines are safe and effective. Vaccines help you and your family stay healthy, preventing severe illness and hospital visits. The State of California provides science-based recommendations about exactly who needs vaccination to protect against respiratory viruses, and Bay Area health officials are aligned with these recommendations that safeguard vaccine access. The COVID vaccine is especially recommended for older adults, pregnant people, infants and toddlers, and anyone else with risk for serious disease.
Get vaccinated with the updated vaccines at your regular healthcare provider or a pharmacy covered by your insurance. Despite recent federal changes, the updated fall 2025 COVID shot is still free or low-cost for people who live in California and who have health insurance regulated by this state. The same goes for the annual flu shot.
Resources in Santa Clara County include:
Find a flu shot or COVID shot and get information about all immunizations.
Need health insurance? If you do not have a doctor or health insurance, call the County’s Patient Access Department at (866) 967-4677 or drop in at 770 South Bascom Avenue in San Jose during business hours.
See local data about respiratory viruses on data dashboards.
Just like last year, the April 2023 health order will continue to require masks in all patient care areas of health care facilities starting November 1 and continuing through the
winter respiratory virus period.
Review information sent to local healthcare providers about the State of California new immunization recommendations and policies to protect vaccine access.
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About the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department is committed to protecting and improving the health and well-being of county residents. By focusing on its core values of equity, diversity and collaboration, accountability, integrity, and impact, the Public Health Department will create a safe, healthy community where all people thrive. To learn more about how the Public Health Department prevents disease and injury, educates communities, promotes healthy lifestyles, and influences sound health policy, please visit our website, publichealth.santaclaracounty.gov.
