# RSV vaccine approved by the FDA for those over 60 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517 "2023-05-03T19:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/1 "2023-05-03T19:01:54Z")
No, not covid. But this seems to fit well here: FDA Approves First-Ever RSV Vaccine | MedPage Today > **[FDA Approves First-Ever RSV Vaccine](https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/uritheflu/104319?xid=NL_breakingnewsalert_2023-05-03&eun=g1916623d0r)** > > Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine indicated for adults 60 and up > [GSK said](https://us.gsk.com/en-us/media/press-releases/us-fda-approves-gsk-s-arexvy-the-world-s-first-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccine-for-older-adults/) the vaccine would be available ahead of the 2023/2024 RSV season, and that the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will weigh in on the RSV vaccine’s appropriate use in June. ---
**Author:** ![Tfletch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tfletch1/32/5340_2.png) [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/2 "2023-05-03T22:13:18Z")
Nice! ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/3 "2023-05-18T00:01:08Z")
Interesting! Can you get RSV more than once? My daughter had a likely case of it when she was about 9 months old: they did not test for it, but based on the severity of her symptoms they suspected it was more than “just” a cold. I don’t recall whether I got sick at the time - this was 25 years ago. And I’m 60+, and in a high risk group for other reasons. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/4 "2023-07-04T05:41:28Z")
I’m 60+, high risk for exposure, but not for severity, I will happily show up for this vaccine. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/5 "2023-07-07T15:24:07Z")
RSV causes 60-160,000 hospitalizations among older Americans annually, with 6-10,000 deaths. From the Journal of the A.M.A.: “Older adults who received the RSV vaccine were about 83% less likely to develop RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease and about 94% less likely to develop a severe case. Common adverse effects included fatigue, muscle pain, and headaches.” It’s a vaccine I’ll get later this year. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/6 "2023-07-09T12:54:48Z")
I was really sick at the start of the pandemic with something that was definitely not covid, because i had a bunch of antibody tests later that rule it out. It was probably RSV. I’m planning to get jabbed for covid, flu, and RSV this fall. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/7 "2024-06-26T23:35:18Z")
> For people who are 60 and older, the conditions that put them at higher risk of severe illness include chronic heart disease, advanced-stage kidney disease, chronic lung illnesses and severe obesity. About 39% of people in that age group would qualify under the strictest interpretation of that guidelines, CDC officials said. > > The committee also recommended the vaccine for 60- to 74-year-olds who live in nursing homes or are deemed by their doctors to be frail for other reasons. > **[CDC strengthens RSV vaccine recommendation only for the oldest adults](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/aging/cdc-strengthens-rsv-vaccine-recommendation-only-oldest-adults-rcna159156)** > > People 75 and older should be vaccinated for RSV but those 60 to 74 should do so only if they are higher risk for severe disease. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/8 "2024-06-26T23:47:30Z")
I got this vaccine several months ago less than a week after I turned 60. The CVS site wouldn’t let me schedule it until I was actually 60 even if I set the appointment for after my birthday. I was the worst vaccine I’ve ever gotten in terms of after effects. I felt horrible the entire next day and until the next morning. Obviously no regrets. Hmm. Reading the link above, I’m not in a high risk group. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/9 "2024-06-27T00:41:14Z")
Yeah, i got the vaccine shortly after it became available, because i figured i hadn’t had any exposure for the last few years, what with masking and all. I was already 60 before it came out, so that wasn’t an issue. I don’t recall getting especially sick from that one. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsv-vaccine-approved-by-the-fda-for-those-over-60/983517/10 "2024-07-14T18:09:22Z")
Interesting article. My daughter likely had RSV when she was 9-10 months old - worse than a “bad cold”, though not bad enough to be hospitalized. Dunno if I’ve ever had it - but as a lifelong asthmatic, I fall into the higher-risk category. My husband (same age, 64) got the vaccine a few months back. He has no risk categories, being BARELY into the obese range per BMI. I was going to get it the same time as I got my last COVID booster (back in June) but the pharmacist said they don’t give the two together, due to higher risk of side effects. I need to remember to try again to book one. I don’t think my husband had an awful reaction - just the usual sore arm / feeling flu-ish for 24 hours. I tend to not react at all aside from the sore arm.