Respiratory Diseases

Updates to CDC recommendations on influenza and COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine formulations will impact your choices during flu season this year.

The ACIP was unanimous in its recommendation for routine use of nirsevimab-alip to prevent RSV LRTD in newborns and young infants during their first RSV season.

Statistically significant positive immune responses were observed in both vaccine-naive adults and those previously vaccinated, including for the vaccine's 8 unique serotypes.

The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines challenged many people for the first time to understand the actual public health role of vaccination. With the RSV shots, it may be round 2.

The triple assay can identify and differentiate influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus in approximately 2 hours and is already in use.

ACIP guidance on influenza vaccination for the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season includes updates important for primary care clinicians.

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The influenza vaccine may offer a protective effect against hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus in young children, suggest data from Australia.

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Sales of e-cigarettes in the US jumped by 46% from 2020-2022; rapid market shifts beg coordinated restrictions to protect public health, says the CDC.

The FDA's VRBPAC members were unanimous in their recommendation that the 2023-24 COVID vaccines reflect the dominant strain in circulation, XBB.

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The FDA has approved 2 vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus in older adults—with final details pending. This 2-question quiz tests how closely you've been following.

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Nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody, if approved, will be indicated to prevent RSV LRTD in neonates and infants born during or entering into their first RSV season.

Children hospitalized for RSV with LRTI during infancy have increased symptoms and lung function abnormalities, including increased resistance and decreased compliance.

Primary care clinicians will often be the first challenged to recognize neurologic sequelae of COVID-19; here's how to maximize short visits to assess long COVID.

The FDA's decision was based on data from the pivotal phase 3 RENOIR trial, which demonstrated the efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of Abrysvo in adults aged ≥60 years.

Immunize.org's Dr Kelly Moore says that without clear surveillance data on RSV, particularly on hospitalizations, clinicians may hesitate to commit office resources to administration.

Low awareness of RSV in adults and misperceptions about the goal of vaccination aren't new challenges, says Kelly Moore, MD, MPH, Immunize.org president and CEO.

Findings of the BOREAS trial of patients with COPD and type 2 inflammation make dupilumab the first biologic to significantly reduce exacerbations by 30% vs placebo.

Immunize.org president and CEO Kelly Moore, MD, MHP, describes the holistic view the ACIP will take of the virus, the vaccine, and the overall economics of the immunization.

The Pfizer vaccine RSVpreF administered to pregnant people was judged by the advisory committee to be effective at preventing RSV in infants from birth to 6 months.

Kelly Moore, MD, MPH, says the public health community is relieved by the FDA's approval and excited at "the chance to finally do something about the disease."

New CDC recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination for persons aged 19 to 64 years could require some extra thought. This 4-question quiz tests your knowledge.

The novel vaccine, from biopharma company GSK, is approved to prevent RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease in adults aged ≥60 years.

Results from a prospective birth cohort study show an age-dependent association between RSV infection during infancy and childhood asthma.

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Complications were more common among patients with comorbid respiratory failure and RSV although mortality rates did not differ, report Thai investigators.