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RSV Vaccines in Adults: A Risk-Based Approach
Episode 368
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
Description
In this episode, Angela Branche, MD, discusses RSV vaccines in older adults, including:
- Current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations
- Risk factors associated with severe RSV disease, including RSV-related hospitalizations
- Approach to stratifying risk factors (eg, age, comorbidities) in determining which adults may benefit from the RSV vaccine
- Ongoing research on RSV vaccines in younger adults (eg, aged 40s and 50s years) with chronic comorbidities
- Health disparities related to RSV vaccines
- Considerations for a risk-based approach, rather than age alone, to determine vaccine candidacy
Faculty:
Angela Branche, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3nb25xe
Link to downloadable slides:
https://bit.ly/3TsXym5
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