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A blow to the sovereigntist movement: Doctors issue their own flu and COVID vaccination guidelines

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Five major U.S. medical organizations issued vaccination guidance for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV after federal health authorities failed to update recommendations for the current season.
  • The groups said nearly everyone aged six months and older should receive a flu vaccine, while highlighting higher risks for older people, pregnant women, young children and people with chronic conditions.
  • The initiative followed frequent vaccination policy changes under the Trump administration, which the article says created uncertainty among doctors and patients.

Five of the most important medical organizations in the United States have stepped in to issue their own vaccination guidelines after federal health authorities failed to provide clear advice for the fall and winter season. The recommendations cover children and adults and address influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which poses a heightened risk during the cold season.

The move comes amid frequent changes to vaccination policy promoted by the Trump administration. Those changes have generated confusion among the public and medical professionals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not updated its recommendations for the current season, while its advisory committee is involved in a legal dispute. The CDC did not respond to requests for information about possible new guidance.

The organizations involved are the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Medical Association. They decided to fill what they see as a gap left by federal health authorities.

The American Medical Association has gathered the groupsโ€™ recommendations and scientific data on vaccine safety and effectiveness on a dedicated website, SpreadTheFacts.org. โ€œThere has been a lot of confusion and chaos around vaccine recommendations,โ€ said Dr. Sandra Fryhofer of the American Medical Association, as quoted by The Guardian. She said the website aims to give the public clear, consistent and science-based guidance while the federal process remains unstable.

All five organizations agree that almost everyone from six months of age should receive a flu vaccine. Influenza is especially dangerous for people aged 65 and older, pregnant women, young children and people of any age with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease or weakened immune systems. The article says the past two U.S. flu seasons were particularly severe, with an unusually high number of child deaths, most involving children who were not vaccinated.

There has been a lot of confusion and chaos around vaccine recommendations.

· Dr. Sandra FryhoferThe American Medical Association doctor described the uncertainty surrounding federal vaccination guidance.
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Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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