The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services adopted Aug. 4 the Advisory ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is often associated with children, adults can also ...

Officials estimated that 228 fewer babies younger than 3 months older were hospitalized for serious RSV infection during the ...

Between 60,000 to 160,000 older adults in the U.S. are hospitalized due to RSV every year and 6,000 to 10,000 of them die, the CDC said.

The first vaccines to guard against the respiratory illness RSV will soon be available for some older adults, ages 60 and over, after the CDC formally backed recommendations for the shots.

The RSV hospitalization rate among seniors in the most recent season was higher than it’s been for at least six years, according to data from the CDC. There were also high levels of flu, and ...

According to the CDC, anywhere from 58,000 to 80,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized with RSV every year in the U.S., while between 60,000 and 160,000 people over the age of 65 are ...

The Pfizer vaccine Abrysvo is the only RSV vaccine approved by the FDA for those who are pregnant, according to the CDC. The shot should be given during weeks 32 through 36 of pregnancy.

The CDC says American Indian and Alaskan Native, or AI/AN, infants up to 19 months old should also be prioritized. AI/AN children younger than 5 years old are hospitalized with RSV up to 7 times ...

CDC updates RSV shot recommendations due to drug shortages October 24, 2023 More than 1 year ago 4 min ...

The FDA has approved an antibody injection to protect newborn babies from RSV. The drug now awaits a decision from the CDC.

This virus seems to be now spreading throughout various parts of the Southern U.S. The CDC is calling this increased “interseasonal” RSV activity, because June ain’t usually RSV season.