"Triple Defense: Fall Vaccines and Federal Officials' Plan to Prevent 'Tripledemic'"

This fall, in addition to the flu and Covid vaccines, older Americans will be able to get a shot for respiratory syncytial virus (R.S.V.). Federal health officials are hoping that widespread use of these three vaccines will prevent another surge of respiratory illnesses. Experts recommend that everyone should get at least the flu and Covid shots, with the annual flu vaccine being important for adults aged 65 and older, children under 5, and people with weak immune systems. Updated Covid shots targeting the Omicron variant are expected this fall. The new R.S.V. vaccine is recommended for Americans aged 60 and older. It is advised to get the vaccines early enough in the fall, possibly in September or October, and it is generally safe to receive the flu, Covid, and R.S.V. vaccines together.