Does Insurance Cover RSV Vaccines for Older Adults?
Most private and public health insurance plans cover ACIP-recommended vaccines, including the RSV vaccine, at no cost to you. This coverage includes both age-based and risk-based RSV recommendations for older adults.
Last Updated10/30/2025
Does Insurance Cover RSV Vaccines for Older Adults?
FAQ: Respiratory Vaccine Appointments for Patients 50+
Respiratory season is here, and depending on your age and health status, it may be recommended for you to get vaccinations for flu, COVID-19, RSV, or pneumococcal infection. The below FAQ can serve as a starting place as you make your vaccine appointments and take steps to stay healthy.
Last Updated10/17/2025
FAQ: Respiratory Vaccine Appointments for Patients 50+
For older adults, RSV can be very serious and causes hospitalizations and death each year. Vaccines are available to help protect against RSV and the CDC recommends vaccination for people who are at increased risk for severe RSV.
Respiratory viruses like flu or RSV tend to spread more in the fall and winter when colder weather and indoor gatherings make transmission easier. But COVID-19 works differently. While fall and winter surges are common, increases in cases have also happened in the spring and summer.
Summer is packed with activities we love. Don’t let COVID-19 interrupt your plans. Vaccination is a simple and effective way to protect yourself from severe respiratory illness, helping you to continue doing the things you love.
COVID-19 continues to pose a serious health threat, especially for older adults who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19 and be hospitalized. The good news is adults 65 years of age and older can reduce their risk of severe illness by receiving recommended vaccinations, including another dose of the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine six months after their first dose.
The Benefits of Immunization for High-Risk Populations
Older adults, young children and people with certain health conditions are at greater risk for severe respiratory disease. Vaccines provide important protection.
Last Updated03/12/2025
The Benefits of Immunization for High-Risk Populations
RSV Vaccines: Insights for At-Risk and Older Adults
Last Updated12/10/2024
Last year’s availability of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines marked a critical step in science and public health. Previously, no widespread prevention option existed to protect those at increased risk for RSV, including older adults, from this serious infectious respiratory disease. In the year since RSV vaccines were first introduced, real world evidence has shown that they are effective in preventing serious illness for individuals 60 years and older. However, despite the progress made towards RSV prevention, RSV vaccine uptake continues to remain low in older adults.
As we continue into peak respiratory season and beyond, CVEEP hosted an expert-led conversation on updated risk-based RSV vaccine guidance for older adults, the value of vaccination for adults at highest risk for severe RSV disease, and other important considerations to help promote vaccine uptake across communities.
Speakers included:
Amadea Britton, MD, Medical Officer, Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division, Co-Lead of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Adult RSV Vaccine Work Group, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lynn Albizo, JD, Chief Public Policy Officer at the Immune Deficiency Foundation
Sara Maloney, MPA, Program Director of the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative and the Center for Dementia Respite Innovation, USAging
The discussion was moderated by Karyne Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging, a convener of CVEEP.
Preparing for Respiratory Illness Season: A Guide for Long-term Care
Ahead of respiratory disease season this fall and winter, developing a care plan for vaccination, testing, and treatment can help protect loved ones in long-term care facilities from serious illness and make a potentially stressful time more manageable.
Last Updated12/10/2024
Preparing for Respiratory Illness Season: A Guide for Long-term Care
