Dramatic dip in baby hospitalizations for RSV linked to vaccine and treatment

<p>But older children, who had no access to the shots, had higher rates this winter compared with last</p><p>New <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/vaccines">vaccines</a> and treatments are linked to a dramatic decline in RSV hospitalizations for babies, according to a new <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7416a1.htm">study</a> from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).</p><p>This past winter was the first RSV season with widespread availability of a vaccine given during <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/pregnancy">pregnancy</a> and a monoclonal antibody treatment given in the first eight months of life to prevent RSV (respiratory syncytial virus).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/18/rsv-cases-decline-vaccines-treatment">Continue reading...</a>