CDC study finds RSV vaccines protect older adults from hospitalization
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sept. 4 published a study in JAMA which found older adults who receive a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine are 75% less likely to be hospitalized from RSV compared to those who don’t. The CDC last month updated RSV vaccine guidance for adults 60 and older, recommending those aged 60-74 at risk for RSV and all aged 75 and older receive one dose of the GSK, Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Those who previously received a dosage should not seek another.
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