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  "title": "Leading medical groups update flu, COVID vaccine recommendations amid confusion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/leading-medical-groups-update-flu-covid-vaccine-recommendations-amid",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:28:09.000Z",
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    "name": "The Hill",
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    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6068925-ama-vip-vaccine-recommendations/"
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  "summary": "A coalition of leading medical groups has released its own vaccine recommendations for the 2026-27 respiratory viral season based on their independent evidence review of existing data. The Vaccine Integrity Project and American Medical Association (AMA) collaborated on evidence reviews for the vaccines targeting COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the flu. \"The newest evidence...",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "Top U.S. doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion",
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        "outlet": "MedPage Today",
        "title": "Doctors Groups Offer Updated Flu, COVID Vaccine Recs to Ease Confusion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/doctors-groups-offer-updated-flu-covid-vaccine-recs-to-ease-confusion",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:33:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fierce Healthcare",
        "title": "Leading medical groups release flu, COVID vaccine recommendations as CDC guidance lags",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/leading-medical-groups-release-flu-covid-vaccine-recommendations-as",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:14:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US medical groups issue vaccine guidance, urge jabs for flu, COVID and RSV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/us-medical-groups-issue-vaccine-guidance-urge-jabs-for-flu-covid-and",
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