A new system to approve medicines faster has been introduced. But barriers to RSV protections show why that’s only one step in getting them to patients.
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We all know the risks of influenza and COVID for older people. But a third virus, RSV, can also land you in hospital. A free vaccination aims to reduce this risk.
New RSV tools can prevent infant hospitalizations, but access varies by province. Who is responsible for ensuring vaccine equity across Canada?
The summer 2024 COVID-19 wave is a good reminder that it’s important to get vaccinated with the updated shot.
The vaccine protects newborn babies through antibodies that cross the placenta.
The TGA has just approved a vaccine against RSV for Australians over 60. Here’s where protection is up to for the youngest children, who are also at risk from the virus.
Newly approved and updated vaccines are the best tools available to combat COVID-19, the flu and RSV, as infections and hospitalizations tick upward and cold and flu season gets underway.
Nearly 100,000 US children under age 5 are hospitalized each year for an RSV infection.
Even otherwise healthy children can end up in hospital with this winter respiratory virus.
The newly approved RSV vaccine could be rolled out by fall 2023, in time for the typical winter surge in RSV infections.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Paediatrics and vaccinologist, Royal Childrens Hospital, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI); Associate Dean International, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine
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Senior Research Officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Nurse Coordinator, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Bridge Research Consortium, Simon Fraser University
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Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Calgary
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Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Flinders University; The University of Melbourne
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Paediatric Respiratory Physician, and Honorary Fellow Manager, Murdoch Children's Research Institute