Before the federal government released its guidance, state public health officials published COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for the 2025-2026 respiratory illness season on Wednesday.

“Those recommendations say that everyone in Massachusetts is recommended to have a vaccine if they are six months of age and older,” Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein told reporters Wednesday. There’s a particular emphasis for those with underlying medical conditions or who live or work in an area of high-risk exposure, he said.

The new guidelines say that healthy adults under 65 and children “may” receive the vaccine. Those who “should” be vaccinated include: health care workers, immunocompromised people, pregnant people, those older than 65, and all children aged 6 to 23 mon

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