Vaccine uptake may not be much better during the 2024–25 respiratory virus season. Fewer than two in five (38%) eligible recipients plan to get an RSV vaccine, according to a survey conducted in ...
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An RSV Vaccine Has Received FDA Approval for Older Adults
The RSV vaccine is specifically created and approved for administration in older adults. Back in March, the FDA recommended ...
RSV vaccination for adults aged 60+ could prevent significant LRTD cases, hospitalizations, and deaths over five years. A 5-percentage-point increase in vaccine uptake could avert over 222,000 LRTD ...
A robust antibody response was found in patients in residents of long-term care facilities who were given the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. RSV is a major respiratory infection that ...
Oct. 3, 2024 -- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is often thought of as a childhood illness, but it poses a significant threat to older adults as well. According to the CDC, RSV infected ...
The researchers found that RSV vaccination was 82.3% effective in protecting against hospital admission for participants with ...
RSV hospitalization rates in older adults reached 58.3 per 100,000 in winter 2023-24, nearly half the rate of influenza at 114.6 per 100,000. Mortality and clinical outcomes were comparable between ...
Oct. 30—(StatePoint) Each year, up to 160,000 older adults living in the United States are hospitalized and as many as 10,000 die due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is a highly contagious ...
RSV infections cause major illness, especially in infants and older adults, and rates of infection increase with age. There are now vaccines available to prevent disease caused by RSV in adults, and ...
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine produced strong immune responses in older adults during its first two seasons of use, according to a new study. The phase 3 randomized controlled trial ...
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RSV can be deadly, especially for older adults. What to know about symptoms and the new vaccine
First discovered in chimpanzees in 1956 and in children the following year, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isn’t new. Neither is it uncommon among the youngest and oldest populations, infecting ...
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