WHO recommends maternal vaccine and antibody shot to prevent RSV in infants
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More than half of infants protected by maternal RSV vaccine, nirsevimab, or both
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Only 56% of US infants protected by RSV vaccine, antibody
Overall, 55.8% of infants were protected by either maternal RSV vaccination, nirsevimab, or both; 14.2% of infants were protected by both. These numbers were below the projected percentages. Multiple challenges in rolling out the new immunization products might have resulted in lower than anticipated coverage.
WHO recommends maternal shot and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants
The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended maternal vaccination and the use of an antibody therapy to prevent respiratory synctial virus (RSV) in infants. The recommendations, to administer both the shot and the antibody or either,
Protection against RSV coming soon for all infants in Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut
His son had respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV — a common illness with often mild symptoms in children and adults. But for infants and seniors, RSV is a major cause of serious lower respiratory tract infections that can land them in hospital.
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