Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(AFP/Getty)Prominent US medical organizations have united to publish updated fall vaccination guidelines for flu, COVID-19, and RSV to clear up public confusion resulting from changing guidance under the Trump administration. Physicians recommend annual flu shots for nearly everyone aged 6 months and older, emphasizing high-risk groups and highlighting new options such as Moderna's mRNA-based mFlusiva for adults aged 50 and older. Medical groups advocate COVID-19 immunizations for all adults and vulnerable children, noting that previous fall vaccines reduced hospitalizations among seniors by 53 percent. RSV vaccinations are recommended for adults aged 75 and older, high-risk individuals aged 50 to 74, and pregnant women to pass protection to infants. Health experts recommend getting fall immunizations, ideally in October before winter virus surges begin, and direct the public to unified advice at SpreadTheFacts.org. In fullFall vaccine guide: What to know about new flu, COVID, and RSV shots amid federal confusionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

In the unprecedented absence of federal guidance, leading medical groups are issuing their own recommendations for who should get the COVID-19, flu and RSV immunizations.

The organization has been filling the gaps in vaccine recs usually made by the CDC