An infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) typically affects infants much harder than adults. While adults usually experience RSV as a mild cold, infants can develop more severe conditions, ...

PHILADELPHIA – A new study finds that people are more likely to recommend that a pregnant family member or friend get vaccinated to protect the infant from RSV illness if they are shown a chart ...

Young infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) often become much sicker than those infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In a study published in Science ...

For the first time this fall, families will be offered season-long protection for infants and some children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July ...

Update: The FDA and CDC have signed off on both the monoclonal antibody and the maternal vaccine. On July 17, 2023, the FDA approved the monoclonal antibody injection, Beyfortus, for newborns and ...

People can soon start ringing in the fall season with three new vaccines to combat viral infections, according to doctors. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met on Tuesday and ...

The world is entering a new era of vaccines. Following the success of COVID-19 mRNA shots, scientists have a far greater capacity to tailor shots to a virus’s structure, putting a host of new vaccines ...

Study finds infants' immune systems respond very differently to the two viruses, with important treatment implications. (L) co-corresponding author Octavio Ramilo, MD, St. Jude Department of ...

"RSV appears to reprogram parts of the infant immune system at the epigenetic level; which are molecular switches that control how genes are turned on or off." "These changes may help explain why RSV ...

Study finds infants' immune systems respond very differently to the two viruses, with important treatment implications. MEMPHIS, Tenn. and FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Young ...