Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

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Universal nirsevimab slashes RSV infant hospitalizations, study suggests​
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine safe to use during pregnancy, study suggests​
Studies: RSV prevention strategies—especially nirsevimab—may cut infant hospitalizations​
RSV confers similar risk of poor outcomes in hospitalized patients as flu over time, data suggest​
Nirsevimab may help prevent severe respiratory illnesses beyond RSV in infants, young kids​
RSV vaccine protects older adults, and drug protects babies, but less so over time, studies suggest​
Recently approved RSV prevention therapies may be next FDA target​
RSV tied to heart problems, breathing issues well after infection in adults​
RSV vaccine highly effective against hospital admission in older adults, study suggests​
Nirsevimab prevents RSV cases in young kids for 1 year but maybe not beyond, data suggest​
Medical societies recommend RSV vaccines for older or immune-compromised adults​
Up to 56,000 people died from COVID-19 or RSV last year​
Rapid RSV tests linked to less antibiotic prescribing in kids​
Up to 56,000 people died from COVID-19 or RSV last year​
US flu activity still high, with 8 more pediatric deaths​
In 2023-24, RSV vaccines were 79% effective against virus-related blood clots in older adults, CDC estimates​
CDC reports 6 more child deaths from flu, as virus levels stay moderate to high​
Study ties adult RSV hospitalization to a higher risk of heart and lung problems in next 6 months​
Analysis suggests nirsevimab cuts infant RSV hospitalizations 83%​
Most Americans would recommend RSV immunizations for older adults, infants, pregnant women​