RSV Wrap-up: Transmission, Testing & Timing of Vaccinations with Dr. Barbara Taylor

With cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) on the rise this fall, Dr. Barbara Taylor, professor of infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio, joins us for this timely episode all about RSV. Importantly, she covers the unprecedented events of the 2022-2023 season that was marred by a ‘tripledemic’ of respiratory diseases.  How do the lessons learned change the preventive approach to better protect against the deadly infection?  Episode Highlights0:16 Intro0:48 The burden of RSV today2:11 Transmission, presentation and diagnosis of RSV4:33 Likelihood of an RSV, COVID-19, flu “triple-demic”7:35 The history of RSV vaccine development12:09 Risk of RSV mutation and variants14:19 The new RSV vaccines20:09 Spacing the RSV vaccine with other seasonal shots22:14 Age and comorbidities as vaccine criteria24:30 In vitro immunization27:39 Nirsevimab and monoclonal antibodies for RSV29:31 Using the full toolset against RSV31:50 Yearly COVID-19 vaccine updates?33:24 A universal flu vaccine?37:20 OutroWant more Lungcast? Visit us at HCPLive.com/podcasts/lungcast or www.lung.org/professional-education/lungcast