The 2026 Fall Vaccine Guide

Americans heading into another fall and winter respiratory-virus season are getting vaccine advice in an unusual way this year: from a coalition of the nation’s leading medical organizations.

Traditionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its vaccine advisory committee have issued guidance. But the vaccine advisory committee is in legal limbo after a federal judge ruled in March that Health Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. unlawfully altered vaccine policy and improperly reconstituted the group. The major medical societies have acted together to provide comprehensive seasonal recommendations.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) released recommendations Wednesday guided by an independent review conducted by the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) in collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA). The VIP, a group of public health researchers, reviewed hundreds of peer-reviewed studies on the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, and found no new safety concerns.

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