ACIP Endorses RSV Vaccine for At-Risk Adults 50 and Up
- The ACIP broadened RSV vaccine recommendations for adults aged 50-59 facing increased risk.
- Concerns about RSV's impact on those with conditions prompted the expanded eligibility.
- People with asthma, heart disease, diabetes, or COPD now qualify for the immunization.
- GSK's Tony Wood stated they are pleased to expand RSV immunisation benefits to more adults.
- The updated guidance awaits CDC approval, which may influence insurance coverage decisions.
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CDC Advisers Recommend Making RSV Vaccines Available to Younger Age Group
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 16 recommended that the agency expand the availability of vaccines against the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Adults with at least one risk factor for RSV should be able to receive a vaccine, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said in a 14–0 vote, with one member abstaining. “What’s swaying me is there clearly are people in that 50 to 59 year sort of age grou…
ACIP Endorses RSV Vaccine for At-Risk Adults 50 and Up
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 14-0, with one abstention, on Wednesday to recommend that high-risk patients ages 50 to 59 be vaccinated for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and also added...
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