WHO Releases First-Ever position paper on RSV Immunization for kids

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first ever position paper on immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a major cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children. RSV leads to around 100,000 deaths and 3.6 million hospitalizations annually among children under five, with infants under six months being the most affected. The majority of these deaths (97%) occur in low- and middle-income countries due to limited medical resources.
Published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record, The WHO recommends protecting infants against severe RSV disease through maternal vaccination during pregnancy or by administering a monoclonal antibody, nirsevimab, to infants at birth or shortly thereafter.
Infants:
Maternal Vaccination:
A single dose of the RSVpreF vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy is recommended to protect infants.
Nirsevimab:
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