A new study is showing a policy change in 2016 related to the vaccination of some premature babies for RSV in Nova Scotia led to a tenfold increase in the number of infants in that group that were ...

When Samantha Berch first heard about a new shot against the deadly respiratory syncytial virus, she asked her daughter’s pediatrician about it. But the practice didn’t have it. After weeks of ...

RSV can affect anyone, but certain groups of people are more vulnerable to severe illness. “Babies under one year old, especially those born prematurely or with existing health conditions ...

RSV is a common, but highly infectious ... "For a very young baby, particularly an ex-premature baby, or baby who maybe has an underlying heart issue, it can be very dangerous," he said.

In a study published this month, they found hospitalizations linked to RSV in Nova Scotia spiked in premature infants born at 30 to 32 weeks gestation between 2016 and 2019. There were no deaths.

A new study is showing a policy change in 2016 related to the vaccination of some premature babies for RSV in Nova Scotia led to a tenfold increase in the number of infants in that group that were ...

Up until 2016, babies in Nova Scotia born at 32 weeks gestation or less were eligible for palivizumab, a vaccine administered in four or five doses in an RSV season. But that year, the IWK ...