RSV Vaccination?

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Originally Posted by Teacher Terry

I did some research and I am not going to get it.

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Since I'm still collecting information, I was wondering what information influenced your decision?

This past year, I have been diagnosed with SAD - Specific Antibody Deficiency. My understanding of it all is that I am susceptible to bacterial infection, usually in my lungs. Last year I basically had bronchitis pretty much for 4 months and went through three courses of antibiotics before I said "enough".

At this point in time, if my dr says get the vaccine, I'll get the vaccine.

If you don't mind relentless deep honking coughing for weeks, then don't bother with the vaccine. Frankly, I've had enough of this.

This spring I picked up covid (vaccinated), apparently from visiting a relative in a long term care facility where it was running through the patient population. For about three days, before the Paxlovid kicked in, I had a deep chest cough hard enough to make my side and stomach muscles ache. I think to get both covid and RSV at the same time could mean hospital for me or worse and I don't have any per-existing conditions (other than age). I suppose that is a remote possibility. I've not seen anything negative about the RSV shot other than it's an mRNA vaccine, which some think is a problem with unknown evidence.

I am RSV negative, as the blood donation checks for that. They frequently use my blood for babies.

Having said that, I was intimately exposed to RSV when my grandson went from "he's a little off, I called the Dr and they said they're booked up today" to I'm going to the Er. To we're life flighting him to Children's Hospital in just a few hours. Dude spent 18 days fighting for his life and we were not expecting him to survive. He miraculously did, and is still catching up developmentally a year later. He had RSV, influenza and pneumonia but not "C". When you see a weeks old baby intubated and in a medically induced coma struggling as he did, not much else matters. Both mom and I stayed with him, held him when allowed , etc and neither of us got it. I have asthma and part of me was worried I would be in the neighboring bed fighting myself. The hospital tested me every few days because I was exposed and high risk. Very lucky.

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Originally Posted by lmerullo

I am RSV negative, as the blood donation checks for that. They frequently use my blood for babies.

Having said that, I was intimately exposed to RSV when my grandson went from "he's a little off, I called the Dr and they said they're booked up today" to I'm going to the Er. To we're life flighting him to Children's Hospital in just a few hours. Dude spent 18 days fighting for his life and we were not expecting him to survive. He miraculously did, and is still catching up developmentally a year later. He had RSV, influenza and pneumonia but not "C". When you see a weeks old baby intubated and in a medically induced coma struggling as he did, not much else matters. Both mom and I stayed with him, held him when allowed , etc and neither of us got it. I have asthma and part of me was worried I would be in the neighboring bed fighting myself. The hospital tested me every few days because I was exposed and high risk. Very lucky.

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Oh, how scary! What a terrible experience, and how wonderful that he pulled through.

Imerullo, so happy your grand baby is fine.

Me too!

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Originally Posted by lmerullo

I am RSV negative, as the blood donation checks for that. They frequently use my blood for babies.

Having said that, I was intimately exposed to RSV when my grandson went from "he's a little off, I called the Dr and they said they're booked up today" to I'm going to the Er. To we're life flighting him to Children's Hospital in just a few hours. Dude spent 18 days fighting for his life and we were not expecting him to survive. He miraculously did, and is still catching up developmentally a year later. He had RSV, influenza and pneumonia but not "C". When you see a weeks old baby intubated and in a medically induced coma struggling as he did, not much else matters. Both mom and I stayed with him, held him when allowed , etc and neither of us got it. I have asthma and part of me was worried I would be in the neighboring bed fighting myself. The hospital tested me every few days because I was exposed and high risk. Very lucky.

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So glad grandbaby is OK

Wow, what an experience! So glad your grandson - and you! - are okay.