RSV Vaccination for Adults
Published: 07/27/2023
Sources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Assisted Living,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Home Health,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility,
- Pharmacy,
- Rural Health Clinics
On June 21, 2023, the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend that adults aged 60 and older may receive a single dose of a Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine.
According to the CDC, RSV infections account for an estimated 60,000-160,000 hospitalizations in older adults in the United States each year and approximately 6,000-10,000 deaths. Adults at highest risk for severe RSV infection include:
- Older adults
- Adults …