The new RSV shot will protect babies and young children from the virus following the increasing number of RSV cases.
New RSV Shot Coming to Protect Babies and Young Children from Life-Threatening Virus Following High Cases
The new RSV shot approved will aim to protect babies and young children from the life-threatening virus following the increasing cases of hospitalizations due to RSV, wherein the new RSV shot will lessen or prevent severe RSV infection for vulnerable groups.
According to a report published in CBS News, health experts guaranteed that the new RSV shot would reduce the increasing RSV cases and hospitalizations, which could threaten the lives of babies and young children with its severe symptoms, such as breathing problems, leading to advice of getting a new RSV shot.
With the new RSV shot, health experts encouraged infants whose mothers did not get a maternal vaccine while pregnant to get the new RSV shot and even pregnant women to have additional protections amidst the high risk of getting RSV.
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Health Experts Urge Federal Leaders to Distribute the New RSV Shot Equally and More Affordable for Struggling Families
Following the approval of the new RSV shot for babies to 8 months old and young children up to 2 years old, low-income families have struggled to afford the new RSV shot, which costs almost $500 for each dose, even with their health insurance.
With the increasing demands for the new RSV shot, health experts urged federal leaders to provide and distribute the new RSV shot equally and make it more affordable for struggling low-income families, Harvard Health Publishing reported.