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A newly configured federal vaccine panel's June 25 action is expected to improve options to protect infants from potentially ...
RSV is a respiratory infection that is common and sometimes serious in babies. Some symptoms include difficulty breathing, lethargy, cough, and more. Share on Pinterest Westend61/Getty Images ...
Respiratory syncytial virus is common but it can be dangerous for some infants and young kids. Here's everything parents need ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee wrapped up the first day of its meeting since ...
There are shortages of an RSV vaccine for infants due to supply issues. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a notice last week citing "limited availability" of the long ...
The United States could soon have another tool in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus, an illness that’s the No. 1 ...
A group of outside advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 5-2 to recommend use of a new shot ...
A CDC advisory panel on Thursday voted 5-2 to recommend the use of a new preventative RSV therapy in babies, Merck’s ...
Why RSV cases are so high right now. It’s still early in the season, but doctors at children’s hospitals around the country are concerned by the increased infections they are seeing.
“RSV is a very common virus. Most children in the United States get infected by the time they’re two years of age,” Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, chief of infectious diseases at Children’s Health, ...
In September, an 8-month-old baby came into Dr. Juanita Mora’s office in Chicago with an infection the doctor hadn’t expected to see for another two months: RSV.
Doctors say RSV antibody shot for babies is still challenging to find 01:42. RSV season is ramping up, and doctors are hoping a new shot to prevent the virus in young children will ease the ...