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RSV vaccine now available for vulnerable groups: HealthLink
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New preventative measures are now available ahead of the respiratory infection season this fall, with the FDA approving a vaccine and an antibody for RSV.
RSV, short for respiratory syncytial virus, hit young kids and babies especially hard in recent seasons.
In 2022, Public Health - Seattle & King County issued a health advisory due to a surge in RSV cases.
"Last year, we started seeing RSV earlier, almost kind of at the end of summer, early fall, which caught us a bit off guard," said Dr. Sara Vora.
Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/rsv-vaccine-available-vulnerable-groups-healthlink/281-faa4a36e-05a2-4617-8bd0-f3cd229ad3d2