“So I’m thoroughly confused about it. I’ve never met anybody who got that virus”
100% of the population will get RSV at some point. So, yes, you have met people who have had it. It is just one of the many respiratory viruses we all suffer through. Probably was considered a “bad cold” back in the day.
“Probably was considered a “bad cold” back in the day.”
From what I’ve read, that’s the case today except for infants and elderly with health problems or in nursing homes.
Back in the day RSV was called croup and it killed 1000s of babies and elderly annually. Now it puts them in ICU for 3-5 days and a few still die.
They push the shot because it’s so much cheaper than ICU.
People between 2 and 70 can generally handle it. It’s just the worst cold they’ve ever had.