A coalition of leading American medical organisations has issued its own vaccine guidance for the upcoming respiratory virus season, urging the public to get vaccinated against influenza, COVID-19, and RSV. The move comes as federal health authorities have pulled back on several longstanding vaccine recommendations, leaving doctors and patients without the clear official guidance they have historically relied on.

The coalition — which includes the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, among others — published its recommendations on Wednesday. The guidance calls for annual flu vaccination for everyone aged six months and older, updated COVID-19 shots for healthy adults, young children, and pregnant women, and RSV immunisations for older adults, pregnant women, and infants under eight months.