In fact, while more than 2 million children under age 5 make an RSV-related outpatient visit each year with some 58,000 to 80,000 of them ending up in the hospital, far more older adults infected ...

By Dec. 30, 2023, almost 5% of emergency room visits in New York were for people diagnosed with the flu, almost 4% for COVID-19, and 0.9% for RSV.

Here's what parents need to know about RSV prevention this season. Get the RSV shot as early as possible The 50-milligram dose can only be used for infants that weigh less than 11 pounds, and it ...

Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall respiratory illness activity remaining low nationally. Cook ...

RSV numbers appear to have peaked in recent weeks and are dropping. COVID-19 was at a 5.4% test positivity for the week that ended Jan. 25, and 1.6% of all deaths in the U.S. that week were linked ...

The new RSV recommendation calls for a single dose of vaccine for adults age 50 to 59 years who are at increased risk of severe RSV disease. ACIP had made the recommendation in a 14-0 vote, with ...

RSV isn’t just for kids: Adults over 50 and those with chronic conditions are at risk too. Learn how to protect yourself and where to go for more information.

For many healthy adults and older kids, RSV causes a mild illness like a cold. Typically, symptoms can be managed at home, and they often go away on their own. But for infants and the elderly, it ...

Despite availability, RSV vaccination has been lagging. As of April 26, the latest date for which CDC data is available, an estimated 47.5% of adults aged 75 and older and 38.1% of adults aged 60 ...

RSV cases in small children are spiking across Philadelphia region, doctors warn "Four out of every 1,000 babies under six months old are being hospitalized for RSV," a local doctor said.

What is RSV? Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common virus that infects the nose, throat and lungs, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.