Medical Groups Urge Flu and COVID Shots Amid Absence of CDC Vaccine Campaign
With federal guidance largely silent this season, leading medical organizations are stepping in to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against flu, COVID-19 and RSV.
Top medical leaders are urging Americans to get vaccinated against flu, COVID-19 and RSV this season, according to Scientific American, as the Trump administration has remained largely silent on vaccine guidance ahead of the respiratory illness season.
Scientific American reported that the federal government has not issued its usual public vaccination campaign this year, even though flu, COVID-19 and RSV collectively kill thousands of people in the United States annually.
In the absence of a coordinated federal push, medical organizations are stepping in to fill the guidance gap, according to the report, encouraging the public to seek out seasonal vaccines through their own channels.
The report did not specify which federal officials or agencies were responsible for the lack of guidance, nor did it detail specific policy changes behind the shift from previous years' vaccine campaigns.
Scientific American's report emphasized the public health stakes of the gap, noting the historical toll of these respiratory illnesses, though it did not provide updated case or mortality figures for the current season.
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- Top medical leaders urge Americans to get their flu and COVID shots in lieu of CDC vaccine campaign — Scientific American
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