RSV

William Schaffner, MD, advises first and foremost to stay away from politics, to acknowledge and normalize patient fear and concern, and to answer quickly and with confidence.

In its updated guidelines, the AAP recommends that all children aged 6 to 23 months be vaccinated against COVID-19, citing the population's high risk for severe infection.

These new FDA-approved drugs include treatments for migraine, chronic spontaneous urticaria, RSV, and more.

The new, 7-member committee was clear on its support for the mAb for infants and the essential role of vaccination against influenza but wants an alternative preservative to thimerosal.

The now 7-member ACIP will discuss dated issues including thimerosal in flu vaccine and MMR-related febrile seizures but not vaccines against cervical cancer and pneumonia.

AAAAI 2025: RSV vaccine and immunoprophylaxis uptake remained low in 2024 across infants, pregnant individuals, and older adults.

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Researchers found that COVID-19 had a higher long-term mortality than influenza and RSV in veterans—underscoring vaccination’s vital role.

The study of S-337395 showed an 88.9% reduction in RSV viral load and symptom improvement in the highest dose group, with no severe adverse events reported.

Preliminary phase 1 data showed that RSV neutralizing antibodies for non-adjuvanted SCB-1019 matched GSK’s AS01E-adjuvanted RSV vaccine, Arexvy.