US medical groups issue vaccine guidance, urge jabs for flu, COVID and RSV

Top medical groups say current evidence shows these vaccines protect against severe illness and death.A coalition of leading medical groups in the United States has urged the public to get updated vaccinations for influenza and COVID-19, publishing its own guidance to fill a gap left by shifting advice from the federal government.The coalition, which includes the American Medical Association (AMA) and American Academy of Pediatrics, issued the vaccine guidance for respiratory illnesses on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4WHO chief warns Ebola response must ramp up to stem DRC outbreaklist 2 of 4US health authorities dispute Pennsylvania’s measles-related deathslist 3 of 4WHO chief says Trump vaccine push goes against ‘decades of evidence’list 4 of 4US aid cuts threaten Ghana’s child immunisation gainsend of listIt included the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and varied by age group and other factors, such as pregnancy.“The latest high-quality scientific evidence found that these immunisations continue to provide meaningful protection against severe illness, hospitalisation and death,” the groups said in a statement.The coalition said it hoped to ease “confu...