Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Recognizing and Mitigating Risk in Vulnerable Adults

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Recognizing and Mitigating Risk in Vulnerable Adults
Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH

• Clarify the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in adults and list patient risk factors for severe infection and hospitalization
• Detail diagnostic approaches to differentiate RSV from other respiratory viral infections in adults
• Determine current and emerging approaches to prevent RSV in vulnerable adults

Faculty and Planning Committee Disclosures
Dr. Stefan Gravenstein reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

• Consulting: Sanofi, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc., Novavax, VaxArt, Janssen, Moderna, GSK, Reviral
• Speakers Bureau: Seqirus, Sanofi, Janssen
• Research Support: Seqirus, Sanofi, Pfizer Inc.
• Advisory Board: Janssen

Dr. Gravenstein does not discuss off-label uses of any products.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. No (other) speakers, authors, planners or content reviewers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Content review confirmed that the content was developed in a fair, balanced manner free from commercial bias. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

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