CLEVELAND, Ohio — The respiratory virus season has just begun, and the best way to protect yourself is by getting immunized against flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus or RSV.

Updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines are available now, although recommendations about who should get the COVID-19 shots have changed.

This fall, a federal vaccine advisory panel changed recommendations, saying Americans six months and older should discuss the risks and benefits with their health care providers. The move walked back the previous recommendation that all Americans 6 months and older get an annual COVID-19 shot.

COVID-19 vaccination rates are slipping. More than three-quarters of American adults skipped getting vaccinated for COVID-19 last season, and that number could rise this year, pre

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