US medical groups issue vaccine guidance, urge jabs for flu, COVID and RSV

Top medical groups say current evidence shows these vaccines protect against severe illness and death.

The recommendations were based on reviews of the latest evidence published in the medical journal JAMA.

Some of the nation's leading doctors are urging Americans to get their recommended flu, Covid, and RSV vaccines ahead of the upcoming respiratory virus season, stepping in with guidance amid uncertainty from the CDC. NBC News' Dr. Kavita Patel discusses the recommendations.

The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year

Top medical groups band together to ease confusion from Trump administration’s changing immunization advice Leading US medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and Covid-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines – and highlight the science behind them – saying they hope t

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.

Ahead of respiratory illness season, professional organizations have issued guidance on flu, Covid, and RSV vaccines.