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Before RSV vaccine, virus caused substantial illness in US adults

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Summary
Nutrition label

88% Informative

RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for US infants, but it also causes severe and serious illnesses in adults, especially those 75 and older.

The 2017-2018 season carried the highest burden of severe illness, with 8,620 in-hospital deaths.

The 2023-2024 season marked the first season an RSV vaccine was available in the United States for adults over 60 at risk for severe outcomes.

VR Score

96

Informative language

99

Neutral language

77

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

64

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

Source diversity

1

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