{"id":11114,"date":"2024-10-03T14:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T19:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=11114"},"modified":"2024-10-06T14:42:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T19:42:53","slug":"was-rsv-dangerous-for-senior-before-the-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/was-rsv-dangerous-for-senior-before-the-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Was RSV dangerous for senior before the vaccine?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row source=”” text=”Clinical Trials” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Claim:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]A\u00a0tweet<\/a>\u00a0from Dr. Mary Talley Bowden suggests\u00a0the<\/span> dangers of RSV for seniors were invented to sell a vaccine.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]In general, we like to use recent studies to highlight\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0latest science, but to make this case, we have to take a trip back in time.<\/p>\n

Travel with us to\u00a02013<\/a>, where researchers discussed\u00a0mortality, including mortality in hospitalized adult RSV patients.\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0study concludes that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can lead to significant health complications in hospitalized adults, especially older adults and those with pre-existing conditions.<\/p>\n

Let’s go further back to\u00a02000<\/a>, when researchers looked at RSV in adults, including\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0risks of pneumonia and death, especially in adult living facilities. This study concluded that “Certain groups of adults would benefit from\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0development of effective new antivirals and vaccines for\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0treatment and prevention of RSV infection.” A vaccine was\u00a0just<\/span>\u00a0a twinkle of an idea then.<\/p>\n

Still too recent for you? Let’s try\u00a01988<\/a>. This study found\u00a0RSV infection in 11 immunocompromised adults (ages 21-50), causing symptoms like fever, cough, and nasal congestion, and led to\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0death of 4 patients, especially those with bone marrow transplants, highlighting\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0need to consider RSV in similar cases.<\/p>\n

Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, an ENT and sleep specialist, is\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0founder for\u00a0Americans for Health Freedom<\/a>, an organization with a history of being contrarian to medical science and of being wrong.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RSV has long been recognized as a health risk for seniors and immunocompromised adults, with studies dating back to the 1980s identifying severe complications and deaths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[217,218],"class_list":["post-11114","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-rsv","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11119,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/11114\/revisions\/11119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=11114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}