Adult Immunization

Nearly one-quarter of hospitalized adults aged 50 years and older with RSV experienced an acute cardiac event, according to results of a new study.

In adults hospitalized with RSV, odds of severe outcomes, including death, were much higher than for those admitted for, but vaccinated against, COVID-19, flu.

Pfizer plans to submit the phase 3 MONeT data to regulatory bodies in support of an expanded label for Abrysvo to include adults aged 18 to 59, the company said.

The study looked at the impact over 3 years but found that most of the averted burden, including more than 8000 fewer deaths, occur in the first year after vaccination.

The mRNA bivalent vaccine candidate produced a "more robust" immune response vs Spikevax and particularly in adults over the age of 65 years, said Moderna.

Respiratory vaccine R & D at Moderna, Merck, and Pfizer is focused on mRNA technology, added protection for vulnerable populations, and combination shots.

Long COVID affects approximately 20 million people in the US and that number may be conservative. Here, a snapshot, through the fog, of the route they are on.

The novel 21-valent pneumococcal vaccine remains on track for the FDA PDUFA date of June 17, 2024; Merck adds this new data to the body of positive evidence.

The bivalent vaccine demonstrated "durable efficacy" of more than 80% over 2 RSV seasons, according to Pfizer's report of topline findings from the RENOIR trial.

COVID-19 hospitalizations have never fall below 6000/week, according to the ACIP; those aged 65+ have the highest inpatient rate, those aged 75+ have the highest mortality.

Just when the new monovalent COVID-19 vaccines were available in Sept 2023, a new variant emerged. Did the CDC get it right? What do you know about the monovalent VE?

Approval of the application would extend the current Arexvy indication for prevention of RSV in adults aged 60 years and older; a June 2024 PDUFA date is set.

RSV vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for adults aged 60 years and older aren't that different, so which would you recommend if a patient asks?

Moderna's investigational vaccine against RSV in adults showed mean efficacy of 83% against the infection and is the only mRNA technology-based RSV shot.

If approved the 21-valent shot would be the first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine indicated specifically for adults.

First-ever vaccines against RSV in older adults, from GSK and Pfizer, won FDA approval in 2023. This brief slide show highlights the year's headline news about both.

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With 3 vaccines approved against pneumococcal disease in adults, is there really the need - or the room - for 1 more? Here's what one physician thinks.

The vaccine has been available in Europe for more than 20 years; the ACIP published recommendations in November. Will any of your patients need it?

The coadministration of RSVpreF and seasonal influenza vaccine was found to generate robust immune responses in older adults, reported authors of new study.

Should the monovalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use this respiratory virus season be given universally or to only those at high risk? There are differences of opinion.

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The comparable immune responses were observed in 50-to 59-year-olds at high risk of RSV-LRTD as well as a wider group at average risk, according to preliminary phase 3 data.

The investigational combination vaccine against influenza and SARS-CoV-2 proved both safe and effective in recent results from a phase 1/2 trial, said Moderna.

IDWeek was packed with so much new science it was hard to make choices. Here we topline 10 with outcomes of interest to primary care, ICYMI.

Reasons for not getting a COVID-19 booster ranged from worry about taking time off to believing it won't add any additional protection from infection.

AAFP president-elect Steven Furr, MD, offers 3 thoughts on maximizing opportunities this year to give all necessary vaccines.

Furr on COVID-19 shot: The expectation that 90% of the US population would take this new vaccine that they'd never heard of was probably not practical.

The combination was found equally as effective as 2 standard influenza vaccine comparators and as the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 booster shot.