Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common, highly contagious illness that often causes mild upper respiratory symptoms, similar to a cold. However, for infants, older adults, and people who have a weakened immune system or certain underlying health problems, RSV can cause serious lower respira...
Palivizumab (Synagis) use is limited to: Some children younger than age 24 months of age with certain conditions that place them at increased risk for severe RSV disease. It must be given once a month during RSV season. Nirsevimab is given as a single shot and reduces the risk of severe...
We're worried about a big surge in flu cases. Please make sure everyone in the family gets a flu shot, as well as their COVID vaccine. We're still unsure what's going to happen this winter. At KCH, we are really looking at our capacity, and we're worried that there could be thr...
In Chicago on Saturday, Dr. Juanita Mora saw a family of five kids all with RSV, ranging from a 3-year-old to a teenager. Fearing what’s ahead this winter, she’s telling everyone to get a flu shot and a COVID-19 booster. “We don’t want a triple whammy, a trip...
RSV is spread through respiratory droplets and can live on surfaces. Penn State Health advises disinfecting high-touch areas like doorknobs and countertops. "Wash your hands frequently, wear a mask, stay at home if you are sick and get a flu shot," Gavigan said. ...
Expectant parents can help protect their babies from whooping cough by getting a Tdap shot between the 27th and 36th weeks of pregnancy. What are the symptoms of whooping cough? Whooping cough may bear cold-like symptoms, but they take five to 10 days to appear after exposure to Bordetella ...
In Chicago on Saturday, Dr. Juanita Mora saw a family of five kids all with RSV, ranging from a 3-year-old to a teenager. Fearing what's ahead this winter, she's telling everyone to get a flu shot and a COVID-19 booster.
If you’re pregnant, have a baby, or are 60+, you should know about the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines, which were approved by the FDA in 2023.
There is still no vaccine for norovirus, however there is hope that there will be one soon. Earlier this year, Moderna began a clinical trial for a norovirus vaccine. Like its COVID-19 vaccine, the shot for norovirus would be a messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccine. Moderna says the aim of...
But the shot is hard to come by. RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms in most adults who recover in a week or two, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But that's not the case for infants and toddlers, who are at highe...