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It is ironic that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in adults, though recognized for several decades, has been overlooked, at least in part, because of the importance of RSV in the pediatric population. The report by Falsey et al. in this issue of the Journal has placed the public health dimensions of RSV infection in adults in perspective.¹ Though there are no immediate clinical implications of this study, it does have important repercussions for public health strategy and for the prioritization of the development of vaccines and antiviral agents.

Several important features of the study design used by Falsey et . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System; and the Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York — both in Buffalo, N.Y.

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