- The RSV virus affects about 64 million people around the world each year, causing about 160,000 deaths.
- RSV may cause severe symptoms, leading to hospitalizations and possible death, in newborn infants and older adults.
- Health officials recommend pregnant people get Pfizer’s maternal RSV vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy to protect their baby during the first six months of life.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a
The CDC warns that low vaccination rates may lead to more severe disease and increased healthcare capacity strain during peak respiratory virus season.
RSV is an infection of the lungs and respiratory tract that globally affects about
For most healthy adults, RSV presents mild symptoms similar to the common cold.
In vulnerable populations — such as
For this reason, the
Getting the maternal RSV vaccine could help protect infants from severe illness from birth through the first 6 months of life.
Dr. Laura E. Riley, chief OB-GYN at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, told Medical News Today that RSV is
“In fact, [RSV] is the leading reason infants are hospitalized in the United States,” she…
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