BY RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock

The landscape for vaccines has evolved considerably in the last few years, with the advent of COVID vaccines and the development of the first vaccines and monoclonal antibodies against RSV. There have also been recent changes in the guidelines concerning the RSV vaccine for older adults.

The chart above summarizes five matters concerning the “fall vaccines” against influenza,
COVID, and RSV:

 The disease the vaccine addresses
 The options for each vaccine, if available
 Who is eligible
 How well the vaccine works
 When to get the vaccines

The chart can be a useful aide to the discussions you will want to have with your healthcare
providers about your vaccine needs.

Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, the author of Your Local Epidemiologist newsletter, prepared the chart and
has kindly allowed her subscribers to share it.