RSV vaccine

Posted by naiviv @naiviv, 2 days ago

Has anyone decided to get a RSV vaccine? My doctor told me that it would be wise to get it but honestly I am so afraid to get more shots. I got the Covid shots and unfortunate I was sick the whole month of last December with Covid. The RSV has only been in the market 3 years now I believe but I don’t hear of people getting it. As a matter of fact I am not getting more Covid shots. I read that 15 new mRNA Covid shots will be in the market soon and they are dangerous. So if anyone has decided to receive the RSV I would like to know if possible, if side effects showed up. For so many decades Pharma research has been looking into finding a Cancer vaccine, a Muscular dystrophy vaccine, an Alzheimer’s vaccine and none of those companies have found anything to cure or protect us against those diseases. So how come a Virus so contagious as Covid, which still researchers are studying because they don’t actually know how this virus generates, resulted in the manufacture of Covid vaccines in less than 1 year? How did that happen? Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson had the Covid shots ready….. How about RSV? What is your opinion about it? Thanks in advance

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dbamos1945 | @dbamos1945 | 2 days ago

Well…. I think we should try not to be influenced by social media. I believe we should be proactive and do our research from the scientific world. The fact that medicine can kill you & the fact that vaccines can save your life are both truisms. Check with what many doctors are thinking about the current vaccinations available. Also take into account your own bodies sensitivities.
If you are prone to pneumonia, bronchitis, other lung maladies - then perhaps RSV vaccine is a safe-guard that will keep you out of ICU!
Unfortunately for us, we cannot adhere to the guidelines of the CDC - scientists who have studied this subject and who’s recommendation is backed with mucho experience - due to decisions made in DC that in my opinion are not in every citizens betterment! We are on our own!
Personally, I got the RSV vaccine in 2024.

gloaming | @gloaming | 2 days ago

I have, as a retired Canadian military officer, received many dozens of a wide variety of vaccines in my adult life so that I was deployable at a moment's notice, and could be expected to survive most common infections. I had all the usual vaccines, yellow fever, hepatitis, pneumonia (X2), shingles (X2), and multiple annual flu and COVID MRNA vaccines. None of them has given me more than a slightly sore muscle at the point of injection.
Vaccines do a world of good. They prevent polio, smallpox, shingles in the elderly, pneumonia, TB, measles, mumps, rubella, typhoid, yellow fever, and so on. Millions upon millions of people have gotten various vaccines for many decades now. I'd say the heavy, bloated, and rather compelling preponderance of evidence is that they are safe and effective, two qualities anyone should hope a vaccine has.
It is known that some are allergic or have other negative reactions to some of the contents of typical vaccines. Those people should be cautious and watchful. But most people will make good use of them.
I almost lost our fourth grandson to RSV. It was touch and go, but the nurses and doctors saved him. Aged people, those with compromised immune responses or with some comorbidities, should consult their doctors and follow their advice. That would be the only medical advice I will ever give on this forum... to follow the experts.

celia16 | @celia16 | 2 days ago

I had the RSV vaccine with no problem. Since I was caring for my parents, we all go it. No problems.
No problems with any other vaccine either. Thank God I have protection.

naiviv | @naiviv | 2 days ago

Thank you.

standinginfaith | @standinginfaith | 2 days ago

I certainly agree we are on our own!! I've always gotten all the recommended vacs.. including shingles.. pneumonia.. and have been considering the RSV..my pharmacist recommended it..so all of you all have encouraged me to really pray about it and get it.. thank you so much for your responses

janetexmsrrose | @janetexmsrrose | 2 days ago

I got the RSV no problems. I was worried about getting the infection more than the vaccine

racersailor | @racersailor | 2 days ago

I got RSV, flu and Covid shots last year. Also updated T dap. Yes, some people will not do well with a vaccine due to their own reaction to it. Those numbers are limited.

sillyblone | @sillyblone | 2 days ago

I agree! The vaccines are not meant to always do what they say they will. The thing that bothered me was the fact that the Covid vaccine was misrepresented to the public just about everything. alot of people who were working in the medical field. I know a Pandemic makes things a priority..that being said ask the people who have cardiac issues because of this vaccine?! My spouse for instance. RSV was mainly in NICU's and with children. We as older adults may not have the immunity to this virus. My best friend almost died from it. It has to be a personal decision. Do your research and make sure you may need it do to your history. Being informed with questions for your physician and make sure it is what you want. RSV is not something that is good to have from an elderly person as we are more susceptible to just about everything.This is just a suggestion when regarding health issues.

kisu | @kisu | 2 days ago

About a year and a half ago, the first time I went out in public without a mask, I caught RSV. It took me two and a half weeks to recover, and the illness and inflammation felt far worse than any short-term side effect I might have had from the RSV vaccine. About nine months later, I decided to get the RSV shot—and I didn’t experience any side effects.