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Infant Respiratory Tract Disease Risk Lower With Maternal RSV Vaccine
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Pregnant women receiving the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein-based maternal vaccine (RSVPreF3-Mat) have offspring with lower risks for any and severe...
Real World Data Shows RSV Shot Beyfortus Cut Infant Hospitalizations by 90%
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Real-world data show that a shot that protects babies against RSV is 90% effective in keeping them out of the hospital. Those numbers outstrip what had been expected of...
Real World Data Shows RSV Shot Beyfortus Cut Infant Hospitalizations by 90%
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Real-world data show that a shot that protects babies against RSV is 90% effective in keeping them out of the hospital. Those numbers outstrip what had been expected of...
Nirsevimab Effective for Preventing RSV-Linked Hospitalization
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Receipt of a single dose of nirsevimab is effective for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalization for infants, according to research published...
Wrong RSV Shots Given to Some Pregnant Women, Young Kids
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 – More than two dozen toddlers and at least 128 pregnant women received RSV vaccines they should not have gotten, U.S. health officials say. The mixup, reported by the U.S....
Wrong RSV Shots Given to Some Pregnant Women, Young Kids
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 – More than two dozen toddlers and at least 128 pregnant women received RSV vaccines they should not have gotten, U.S. health officials say. The mixup, reported by the U.S....
Wrong RSV Shots Given to Some Pregnant Women, Young Kids
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 – More than two dozen toddlers and at least 128 pregnant women received RSV vaccines they should not have gotten, U.S. health officials say. The mixup, reported by the U.S....
Nirsevimab Protects Infants Against RSV-Linked Hospitalization
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – Nirsevimab is efficacious for preventing hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infection among infants, according to a...
Many U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Not Been Vaccinated for Flu, COVID-19, or RSV for 2023-24
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – Many nursing home residents and adults have not been vaccinated for influenza, COVID-19, or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the 2023 to 2024 season, according to...
Most U.S. Parents Plan to Vaccinate Kids Against Flu, RSV: Survey
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 – Most parents plan to have their kids vaccinated against influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), even as COVID-19 vaccine acceptance flags, a new poll finds. Seven in...
Too Few Americans Are Getting Vaccinated for Flu, COVID & RSV, CDC Warns
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – Low vaccination rates for the flu, RSV and COVID-19 are putting Americans at higher risk for severe illness and hospitalization this winter, a new government alert warned...
Single Dose of mRNA-1345 Vaccine Safe, Effective Against RSV in Seniors
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – A single dose of mRNA-1345 vaccine is safe and results in lower incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated disease in older patients, according to a study...
Flu, COVID Cases Climb as RSV Infections Start to Level Off
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 (Healthday News) – While flu and COVID cases are now on the rise, RSV infections may soon peak and level off, U.S. health officials report. COVID-19 continues to fuel the most...
Respiratory Illnesses in China Not Caused by New Virus, CDC Director Testifies
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (Healthday News) – In testimony provided Thursday to members of Congress, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a surge in respiratory...
In Response to Shortage, CDC, FDA Accelerate Release of RSV Shots for Infants
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – More than 77,000 doses of Beyfortus, the long-acting monoclonal antibody designed to protect infants too young for vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), were...