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Among the viruses circulating most are COVID-19, flu and RSV. So far this season, the CDC estimates, there have been at least 24 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths ...
Despite adequate availability of nirsevimab, only about one third of eligible children receive it for respiratory syncytial ...
The new RSV antibody shots are immunization therapies that lower babies’ and young children’s risk of hospitalization by 80% by providing disease-fighting antibodies so they can more easily ...
An RSV vaccine has been available to pregnant women in Northern Ireland since last September and is offered from 28 weeks of ...
Children hospitalized with RSV showed higher risk for ICU admission, IMV, and supplemental oxygen than children hospitalized with COVID-19 or influenza.
Each year in the UK, 30,000 children under the age of five are hospitalised with RSV and it causes around 30 infant deaths.
The risk for respiratory syncytial virus-related hospitalizations is elevated in children with chronic medical conditions ...
A new CHOP study found only one in three eligible patients took Beyfortus when the medication that protects against severe ...
The U.S. is seeing a surge in cases of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, among children. Here's how kids get RSV, along with tips on how to prevent it.
Annually, RSV leads to about 2.1 million outpatient visits in young children and 58,000 hospitalizations. About 100-300 children younger than 5 die from RSV each year.
Dr. Dailya Khuon, a pediatric infectious disease physician at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, said RSV will affect about 90% of children by the time they’re 2 years of age.
When it comes to RSV, parents should be especially cautious if their children are preemies, newborns, children with weakened immune systems or neuromuscular disorders, and those under age 2 with ...