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Research Letter
September 4, 2024

RSV Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalization Among US Adults 60 Years and Older

Author Affiliations
  • 1Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 2Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
  • 3Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
  • 4Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
JAMA. 2024;332(13):1105-1107. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.15775

In June 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination for adults aged 60 years and older1 based on high efficacy against RSV lower respiratory tract disease demonstrated in prelicensure randomized trials.2,3 Prelicensure trials were not powered to assess efficacy against RSV-associated hospitalization, excluded immunocompromised patients, and underrepresented other groups at increased risk of severe RSV disease, including adults aged 75 years and older. This study evaluated RSV vaccine effectiveness (VE) against RSV-associated hospitalization among adults aged 60 years and older during the first season of use.

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