To protect yourself from RSV, practice good hygiene, consider getting a vaccination and be aware of potential risks, says the ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is often associated with children, adults can also ...

In babies, RSV is a common cause of a type of chest infection called bronchiolitis. Last week, the UK Health Security Agency ...

Australia saw a record number of RSV cases last year, and NHS officials have suggested that the Australian winter often ...

The RSV vaccination programme in older adults should be expanded to include those over the age of 80 years, JCVI has said.

For newborns and infants, whose immune systems are still developing, and airways are small, RSV can quickly become serious.

Despite strong clinical data, RSV immunization rates among pregnant women and older adults remain worryingly low, ...

The study found the program was more than 85% effective in reducing infant hospitalizations, emergency-room consultations and ...

For RSV, that target is the so-called F protein that helps the virus latch onto human cells. Again there was a hurdle: That protein is a shape-shifter, rearranging its form before and after it ...

British drugmaker GSK said on Monday it had submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to extend the use of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to adults under the age ...

RSV season is ramping up, and doctors are hoping a new shot to prevent the virus in young children will ease the caseload this year. However, some pediatricians are facing challenges getting supply.

RSV, a common cause of cold-like illness in young children, started surging in late summer, months before its typical season from November to early spring.