Potential Effects on Elderly People From Nirsevimab Use in Infants

• 2024

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• Iván Sanz-Muñoz; Javier Castrodeza-Sanz; José Eiros
PMID: 38617129DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.opresp.2024.100320

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This article is about nirsevimab, a new treatment for infants to prevent severe RSV disease. It describes how using nirsevimab in babies might help protect elderly people by reducing the virus's spread. However, the effect on older adults may be small because they often catch RSV from school-aged children or other seniors. The article suggests that while nirsevimab could lower viral load in infants, it won't significantly stop its spread to the elderly. Therefore, vaccines specifically for older adults should be prioritized to protect them from RSV effectively.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audience: Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Nirsevimab Library

Keywords: Aged; Infant, Newborn; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections; Vaccines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human

Institutions: World Health Organization (WHO); Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, ICSCYL; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFECC); University of Valladolid

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