RSV

Frequently Asked Questions About RSV

Summer's here and you're probably not thinking about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV. But the time to think about it is…

3 weeks ago

Guillain-Barre Syndrome ‘More Common Than Expected’ In RSV Vaccinated Older Adults: CDC

Guillain-BarrĂ© syndrome (GBS), a rare neurological disorder identified as a potential safety concern with vaccination for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)…

1 month ago

Canada’s vaccine advisers recommend RSV shots for infants

Canada's vaccine advisory group said Friday it recommends building toward immunizing all infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).The common and highly…

2 months ago

From RSV to meningococcal B, we must ensure equitable access to childhood immunizations

by Archana Koirala, Brendan McMullan, Christopher Blyth, Emma Best and Fiona Russell, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As we…

3 months ago

US study says treatment 90% effective against RSV in infants

Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public Domain A new treatment for infant respiratory syncytial…

4 months ago

RSV vaccines administered in error to infants and pregnant people, CDC reports

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned of administration errors of unlicensed RSV vaccines in pregnant…

5 months ago

More Than 150 Infants, Pregnant Women Given Incorrect RSV Vaccine, CDC Says

More than 150 infants and pregnant women have been administered incorrect vaccines since the rollout of newly approved RSV vaccines…

5 months ago

RSV vaccines would greatly reduce illness if implemented like flu shots, research suggests

Credit: Clinical Infectious Diseases (2023). DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad658 Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines recently approved for people 60 and older would…

6 months ago

RSV jab reduced infant hospital admissions by 83%, study reports

The long acting monoclonal antibody nirsevimab (marketed as Beyfortus) reduced respiratory syncytial virus associated hospital admissions in infants by 83%,…

6 months ago

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