Four medical societies have published vaccine recommendations for the 2026-2027 respiratory diseases season, filling a void in guidance at the federal level.The American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Infectious Diseases Society of America provided recommendations this week for vaccines against COVID-19,

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