A new Annenberg Public Policy Center survey finds increasing public confidence in the effectiveness of RSV vaccines for both newborns and older adults.
Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) health survey conducted in November 2024 shows that vaccines to protect against RSV in newborns and older adults are being more widely accepted by the American public a year after becoming available. Over half of U.S. adults (52%) think the vaccine given to pregnant individuals to protect their infants from RSV ( respiratory syncytial virus ) is effective, up from 42% in October 2023.
And 61% say the RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and older is effective, up from 54% in October 2023. The rise in perceived effectiveness for the RSV vaccine comes even though there has been no sign to date of a dreaded 'tripledemic,' the wave of flu, Covid-19, and RSV illnesses that filled emergency rooms in the fall and winter of 2022-23. As of December 20, 2024, the CDC reports overall moderate levels of acute respiratory illness, though flu season is underway with levels increasing across the country, Covid-19 activity is increasing from low levels in some areas of the country, and RSV activity is high and increasing in most U.S. areas, especially in young children. The rise also comes as several of president-elect Donald Trump's nominees for leading policy-making health positions have cast doubt on the efficacy and safety of vaccines, notably Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has said 'no vaccine' is safe and effective, and CDC chief nominee Dave Weldon, who, like Kennedy, has promoted the disproven link between vaccines and autism. The APPC survey findings are based on a nationally representative panel survey of 1,771 U.S. adults fielded from November 14-24, 2024, and has a margin of error of ± 3.3 percentage points
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