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RSV immunisations will be available to newborns and babies aged up to six months old and the programme will run over the winter, the Minister for Health has said.
CHILDREN UP TO six months old will be provided with an Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine as part of an expanded ...
While most cases are mild, it can lead to bronchiolitis and pneumonia in babies and usually hundreds are hospitalised every year.
A new vaccine has shown encouraging early results in patients with pancreatic and colorectal cancer, according to a clinical ...
RSV usually only has mild symptoms, but it can lead to breathing problems in the most vulnerable infants. The vaccine is ...
Albertsons Cos. are offering $20 off coupons for customers who receive flu, pneumonia or RSV immunizations at any of its pharmacies.
With the approach of fall likely bringing the usual uptick in respiratory illness, the provincial government is boosting its ...
In babies, RSV is a common cause of a type of chest infection called bronchiolitis. Last week, the UK Health Security Agency published data showing the efficacy of the vaccine. It said that the jab ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services adopted Aug. 4 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendations for respiratory ...
The New York State Department of Health has updated a standing order, allowing pharmacists to administer the respiratory ...
The number of cases of a potentially fatal respiratory infection decreased by about 65 per cent last year following the introduction of a newborn vaccination programme. Respiratory syncytial virus ...
No RSV vaccine has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but the first attempt was made in the 1960s, which was unsuccessful as it led to severe and lethal cases of lung inflammatory ...