“We’ve stepped back into the world that we lived in before the [CDC’s vaccine advisory committee] was created,” said Dr.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services adopted Aug. 4 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendations for respiratory ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is often associated with children, adults can also ...

CDC officials assured the panel that they would closely follow data from their vaccine safety systems on the launch of the two new RSV vaccines. "I want to remind everyone that we have one of the ...

Between 60,000 to 160,000 older adults in the U.S. are hospitalized due to RSV every year and 6,000 to 10,000 of them die, the CDC said.

“The CDC has updated its RSV vaccination recommendation for older adults to prioritize those at highest risk for serious illness from RSV,” Mandy Cohen, M.D., M.P.H. said in a release.

Americans age 60 and older can get a single dose of an RSV vaccine following a conversation with their doctor, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Thursday. CDC Directo… ...

Previously, vaccination against RSV was only recommended for use in adults aged 60 years and older, per the CDC. The new recommendations replace the previous guidance. The CDC update was made to ...

According to the CDC, anywhere from 58,000 to 80,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized with RSV every year in the U.S., while between 60,000 and 160,000 people over the age of 65 are ...

The guiding principle behind the CDC’s recommendations has logic to it. RSV is a seasonal virus, and both injections are thought to offer protection for about six months.

CDC Recommends the New RSV Vaccination During Pregnancy to Protect Newborns The FDA-approved, single-dose vaccine, called Abrysvo, encourages mothers to produce antibodies that are then passed on ...

RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for infants in the U.S. Each year, the virus is associated with some 1.5 million medical visits, 60,000 to 80,000 hospitalizations, and up to 300 deaths ...