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RSV vaccine. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a contagious respiratory illness that typically causes cold-like symptoms, according to the Cleveland Clinic. People over 65, children under 5 and ...
“RSV is a ubiquitous respiratory virus that is comparable in severity to influenza in older adults,” says Amesh A. Adalja, M.D., a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
The vaccination advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted in favor of recommending vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to be ...
Flu vaccines used during the flu in 2009. This is a list of vaccine-related topics.. A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism, and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe or its toxins.
A high-dose vaccine (Fluzone High-Dose) four times the strength of standard flu vaccine was approved by the FDA in 2009. [22] [23] [24] This vaccine is intended for people 65 and over, who typically have weakened immune response due to normal aging. The vaccine produces a greater immune response than standard vaccine.
Matthew J. Memoli is an American physician-scientist and infectious disease researcher serving as the acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 2025. He was the director of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases (LID) Clinical Studies Unit in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its RSV vaccine guidance for seniors for this upcoming respiratory viral season, saying the new recommendations are meant to simplify ...
Vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases is a major relief of disease burden even though it usually cannot eradicate a disease. Vaccines against microorganisms that cause diseases can prepare the body's immune system, thus helping to fight or prevent an infection.