Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

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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​
Universal nirsevimab slashes RSV infant hospitalizations, study suggests​
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine safe to use during pregnancy, study suggests​
Only 6 symptoms, conditions appear unique to long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections​
RSV tied to high complication, death rates in hospitalized older adults​
Quick takes: Re-emergent COVID strain, extended US RSV season, typhus in California​
CDC data suggest flu is on the way out​
RSV vaccination coverage remains low among older US adults​
CDC reports 14 more pediatric flu deaths, 115 total​
FDA approves use of RSV vaccine in at-risk younger adults​
CDC reports 11 more pediatric flu deaths​
Medical societies recommend RSV vaccines for older or immune-compromised adults​
Up to 56,000 people died from COVID-19 or RSV last year​