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Big data, real world, multi-state study finds RSV vaccine highly effective in protecting older adults against severe disease, hospitalization and death

A multi-state study, published in The Lancet, is one of the first real world data analyses of the effectiveness of…

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Researchers identify signs tied to more severe cases of RSV

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of hospitalization in young children due to respiratory complications such as bronchiolitis…

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Making an RSV Vaccine Was Hard. Getting People to Take It Is Even Harder

Carina Marquez, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, is a big believer in prevention.…

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New images of RSV may expose stubborn virus’s weak points

The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads…

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Does Medicare Cover the RSV Vaccine?

Medicare Part D covers the vaccine for RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, and generally there’s no cost to you. Here’s…

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New RSV vaccine for older adults can result in individual and societal cost savings, benefits

Vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus for adults over 60 is likely cost-effective by preventing illness, hospitalizations, lost quality of life…

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Scientists pinpoint new drug target for RSV

Irish scientists led by a group from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how the dangerous Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) defuses…

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Study backs RSV vaccine safety during pregnancy

Vaccinating mothers against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during late pregnancy to protect their newborns is not associated with an increased…

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New tool may help prioritize high-risk infants for RSV immunization

On the heels of a shortage of nirsevimab for infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) prevention,…

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Moderna Stock Slips as FDA Delays RSV Vaccine Approval

Key Takeaways Moderna said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed its approval decision for the respiratory syncytial virus…

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