The CDC's advisory committee recommended this month that adults over 60 can receive one of two RSV vaccines, setting the stage for wide distribution this year.
a RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer, called Abryso. Both vaccines are approved to prevent lower tract disease from RSV infection in adults over 60.
Vaccines in the U.S. must be given the go-ahead by both the FDA and CDC before they can be widely administered to the public, however. The CDC relies on the guidance of its to decide who exactly should be recommended to receive new vaccines or to change the scheduling of existing vaccines. These recommendations are also used by government programs like Medicare and private insurers to determine their coverage of specific vaccines., the ACIP voted by a 9 to 5 count that adults over 65 may receive either of the single-dose RSV vaccines.
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