APhA Preview - Dr. JAM Highlights Strategies for RSV Prevention in Adults

In this episode of Pharmacy Focus, Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, also known as Dr. JAM, an associate professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of California-San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, discusses her upcoming presentation titled "RSV in Focus: Pharmacists Driving Vaccine Access, Confidence, and Education," on March 28 at the American Pharmacists Association 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. JAM explains the importance of counseling older adults on their risk for respiratory syncytial virus while noting that vaccine hesitancy and misinformation play outsized roles in preventing individuals from getting vaccinated. She also notes that many patients do not perceive themselves to be at risk for severe complications from RSV, despite older adults being considered an especially vulnerable population for such complications.