New York's fall vaccine season kicked off amid widespread uncertainty surrounding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Food and Drug Administration issuing new access restrictions on updated COVID vaccines, underscoring the importance of following the latest guidelines in 2025.

Can you get the COVID vaccine in NY?

RFK Jr.'s federal health policy overhauls have made updated COVID-19 vaccines only available to those over 65 and younger people with existing health problems.

But many details remain unclear, such as which specific underlying health conditions qualify , prompting many pharmacies to hold off on offering the COVID shots in New York. Some drugstores have indicated they will require a prescription to get the vaccines.

Some of the uncertainty could be removed once a key federal vaccine pol

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