Analysis: Why people who qualify should get the RSV vaccine

Why it’s a big deal that there is an RSV vaccine for older adults | CNN Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, kills 10,000 to 13,000 older adults annually. Here’s why Dr. Leana Wen recommends people get the new RSV vaccines available for older people, pregnant people and infants. Katia Hetter CNN

...A new analysis from the CDC shows that between February 2022 and May 2023, while older adults had fewer hospitalizations for RSV than Covid-19 or the flu, patients with RSV had more serious outcomes, including the need for intensive care and needing advanced respiratory support. ...

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