Thousands of premature babies in the UK can now be protected against a common winter virus which can cause a dangerous lung ...

A new CHOP study found only one in three eligible patients took Beyfortus when the medication that protects against severe ...

A new UK study shows that vaccinating pregnant women against RSV has led to a staggering 72% drop in hospitalizations of ...

Despite strong clinical data, RSV immunization rates among pregnant women and older adults remain worryingly low, ...

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Infants; Does My Infant Have RSV or a Cold? By Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN. Medically Reviewed by Neha Pathak, MD on May 22, 2024.

The risk for respiratory syncytial virus-related hospitalizations is elevated in children with chronic medical conditions ...

We may use terms like cold and the flu as if they are the same thing, but there are some key differences between them.

An RSV vaccine has been available to pregnant women in Northern Ireland since last September and is offered from 28 weeks of ...

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 manufacturer for the new vaccine to help protect infants from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, revealed that they are limiting availability of the drug due to its inability to keep up with ...

In July 2023, the FDA approved Beyfortus, an antibody treatment created to protect babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Courtesy of AstraZeneca.

I first heard about RSV at some point when my son, Jack, was a baby. My doctor told me the virus was something to be aware of and most kids get it at some point, but it’s usually no big deal.