Which vaccines should doctors recommend for you this fall and winter virus season?
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Flu, COVID-19, and RSV are serious health threats. Immunization against these diseases offer serious protection. See which doctors are recommending which vaccines for their patients.
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Flu, COVID-19, and RSV can be serious health threats. Who should be vaccinated to get
serious protection during the 2024-2025 fall and winter virus season?
Dr. Jones, an adult primary care provider, recommends this year's COVID-19 and flu
vaccines for all his patients, and he recommends the RSV vaccine to adults 60-74 years old
He lets his patients know that these vaccinations cut their risk of hospitalization in about
half for each illness. Dr. Lee, a pediatrician, has seen children who are healthy and children
with chronic diseases get so sick that they were hospitalized with flu, COVID-19, or RSV.
She knows that flu and COVID-19 vaccination cuts the risk of hospitalization by about half
in kids under 5 years, and Nercevumab prevents 9 in 10 RSV hospitalizations in babies.
So Dr. Lee always recommends COVID-19 and seasonal flu vaccination for children
ages 6 months and older. During the fall and winter virus season, she also recommends Nercevumab
to all babies younger than 8 months if their mother didn't get an RSV vaccine, or 8-19 month
olds with certain health conditions. Dr. Cooper, an OBGYN, tells all her pregnant
patients to protect themselves and their babies by getting this year's COVID-19 and flu vaccines.
Because RSV is the number one reason babies are hospitalized, she also recommends the
maternal RSV vaccine called Abrisvo when her patients are 32-36 weeks pregnant. Another option
is to give the baby Nercevumab, which protects babies who are born during RSV season.