Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

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CDC data suggest flu is on the way out​
RSV vaccination coverage remains low among older US adults​
CDC reports 14 more pediatric flu deaths, 115 total​
FDA approves use of RSV vaccine in at-risk younger adults​
CDC reports 11 more pediatric flu deaths​
Medical societies recommend RSV vaccines for older or immune-compromised adults​
Up to 56,000 people died from COVID-19 or RSV last year​
Rapid RSV tests linked to less antibiotic prescribing in kids​
Up to 56,000 people died from COVID-19 or RSV last year​
US flu activity still high, with 8 more pediatric deaths​
RSV options: Most pregnant women, parents prefer the maternal RSV vaccine over the infant antibody shot​
Study details full range of what respiratory virus infections look like in young kids​
Asthma, chronic kidney disease and other high-risk conditions increase the risk for severe RSV illness​
Point-of-care respiratory virus testing in nursing homes could prevent hospital transfers​
Getting the RSV vaccine during pregnancy is a game-changer for infant hospitalizations​
CIDRAP Op-Ed: RSV—the middle child of respiratory season who deserves more attention​
Nirsevimab monoclonal antibody for RSV well tolerated in infants, study suggests​
Only 6 symptoms, conditions appear unique to long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections​
RSV tied to high complication, death rates in hospitalized older adults​
Quick takes: Re-emergent COVID strain, extended US RSV season, typhus in California​