> Doctors urge families to protect babies, older adults as RSV immunizations now in supply: HealthLink
Doctors urge families to protect babies, older adults as RSV immunizations now in supply: HealthLink
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Respiratory infection season is well underway and coughing and sniffling noses will become more common. Before it gets really bad, doctors are advising families take advantage of immunizations to target a serious respiratory infection: RSV.
While the flu and COVID typically get a lot of attention, doctors warn, RSV can be very serious too, among infants and older adults.
RSV happens to be the number-one reason why babies go to the hospital in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with 100 to 300 babies dying of complication from RSV, per year.
READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/doctors-families-protect-babies-older-adults-rsv-immunization-supply-healthlink/281-f57ee44b-b4aa-4687-b8a5-30a0fdbc0146