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Episode: Leading the Way Through Respiratory Virus Season Host: Ghinwa Dumyati, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Prevention Program, University of Rochester Guest(s): Kelly Langford, Online Communications Director for the Risk Less. Do More. Campaign, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services In This Episode: In this episode of PALTtalk, Dr. Ghinwa Dumyati and Kelly Langford discuss the importance of immunizations during respiratory virus season, focusing on flu, COVID-19, and RSV. They highlight the new Risk Less. Do More. campaign, which aims to reduce infection risks, especially among vulnerable populations, including older adults in long-term care facilities. Since the recording of this episode, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released updated COVID-19 vaccination guidance for 2024-2025. In addition to the previously recommended 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccination, ACIP now recommends a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine for