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Vaccine availability and accessibility varies with each respiratory illness including the flu, RSV and COVID-19.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is expected to issue updated COVID vaccine recommendations.

Current guidelines restrict COVID-19 shots to people over age of 65 or those with certain chronic conditions.

Respiratory illness season is looming, but getting a vaccine might not be as simple as it has been.

The annual flu shot is not a problem and should be available as usual, with the new formulation a match for what’s expected to be circulating.

The respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is restricted to certain groups, based on existing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.

COVID-19 vaccines, however, could be a lot trickier to o

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