As the respiratory virus season gets underway, Americans are navigating questions about when to get vaccinated against flu, COVID-19 and RSV and whom the vaccines are recommended for amid changes to federal vaccine guidance.
With the CDC continuing to point to last year’s recommendations for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, and independent medical groups issuing their own evidence-based guidance for the 2026–27 season, patients and families may be looking for clarity on how to protect themselves.
The George Washington University has experts available to discuss what people should know about this season’s respiratory virus vaccines.
If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, katelyn [dot] deckelbaum
gwu [dot] edu (katelyn[dot]deckelbaum[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Elizabeth Choma is a pediatric nurse practitioner and clinical assistant professor at the George Washington University School of Nursing.
April Barbour is an internist and an associate professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Elizabeth Bluhm is an internist and an assistant professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Emily Smith, is an associate professor of global health and an expert in infectious diseases and epidemiology, at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Maria Elena Ruiz is an associate professor of medicine and an infectious disease expert at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Adriana Glenn is an assistant professor in the GW School of Nursing.
Jennifer Walsh is a clinical assistant professor in the GW School of Nursing and primarily teaches pediatrics and health assessment.
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