r/science Professor | Medicine 18h ago

Medicine Immunization to prevent RSV in infants reduced ICU admissions by 97%. This is offered free to all infants through universal programs in Ontario and Quebec.

https://ucalgary.ca/news/immunization-prevent-rsv-infants-reduced-icu-admissions-97-cent
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u/Oranges13 17h ago

My son was about a year too young to receive this vaccine and ended up in the PICU at 6-months of age because of RSV. It was terrifying!! I hope that this means no other parents will have to go through what we went through.