New Annual RSV vaccination available for Older Adults and

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including cough, sore throat, sneezing and runny or blocked nose. It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.

RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people.

Older adults (aged 75-79) are newly eligible for this vaccination. Our clinics will start from September, with invitations to eligible patients due to soon. 

For more information about the RSV virus, see the leaflet below. 

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Published on 23 July 2024