Pediatricians "have been waiting for many decades to have an immunization to prevent RSV, and now we have two, but both have these huge barriers to delivery right now," said Dr. Sean O'Leary, a pediatric infectious-disease specialist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus who ...
The Beyfortus antibody shot, manufactured by drugmakers AstraZeneca and Sanofi,was approvedby the Food and Drug Administration in July as a way to prevent RSV in infants and children up to 24 months old. Demand forthe shot has been unprecedented. It is so popular, the U.S. Centers...
Until this year, there have been no tools with which to prevent RSV, which causes enormous numbers of illnesses in young babies every year. Though the death toll in this country is not high, between 1.5 million children are taken for medical care for RSV every year, nearly half a million ...
Pfizer has said its maternal vaccine couldpreventup to 16,000 hospitalizations and more than 300,000 visits to the doctor due to RSV if the shot becomes available in the U.S. this fall and winter. "This fall marks the start of the annual respiratory infection season in the Northern He...
Parents should talk to their pediatrician about which shot is right for their child, and pregnant women should consider the maternal RSV vaccine. Experts say that despite some limited nirsevimab supply, there have never been more options to prevent severe RSV infection, which is still an exciting...
More people plan to get seasonal flu shots and the new vaccine to help prevent severe symptoms for respiratory syncytial virus or RSV. The poll -- by the nonprofit organization KFF -- breaks down what Americans are thinking about vaccination and their trust in public he...
How to Prevent Tetanus After Cuts If you get a cut or other open wound, there are two major ways to protect yourself against tetanus: cleaning the wound and getting vaccinated. First, clean the wound. The bacteria that cause tetanus can get into even tiny breaks in the skin, so it’s ...
"It’s highly recommended that you receive a flu shot in order to prevent getting infected or transmitting the virus, and to reduce the severity of infection," says Paunel Vukasinov, MD, an internal medicine specialist at Medical Offices of Manhattan in New York City....
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And people have largely abandoned masking and distancing precautions that earlier in the pandemic also helped prevent the spread of other respiratory bugs like the flu. “This poses a risk especially to young children who may not have had much if any previous exposure to influenza viruses prior ...