People should still get vaccinated, Adalja said, and use home tests for flu and COVID and take antivirals promptly when needed. The goal should not be status quo but rather fewer COVID and flu hospitalizations and deaths, he said.

Adrienne Keen, PhD, director, Inform Division, Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, CDC.

Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) and professor of public health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Andrew Pekosz, PhD, professor and vice chair of molecular microbiology and immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Justin Lessler, PhD, professor of epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and member, COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub Coordination Team.

Amesh Adalja, MD, senior scholar and infectious disease expert, Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Jeffrey Shaman, PhD, professor of environmental health sciences and professor of climate, Columbia University, New York City.

CDC: "Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 37, ending September 14, 2024," "Southern Hemisphere Flu Season Could Provide Clues on Upcoming US Flu Season," "Preliminary Estimated Flu Disease Burden 2023-2024 Flu Season," "The Changing Threat of COVID-19," "Staying Up To Date with COVID-19 Vaccines," "Flu Vaccination Coverage Update."

FDA: "FDA Approves and Authorizes Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants."

Rajendram Rajnarayanan, PhD, MSc, associate professor, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro.