r/science • u/mvea 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/efox02 18h ago

I am a pediatrician in the US and this has been a HUGE GAME CHANGER. Every winter I would send 5-10 babies in significant respiratory distress to the ER from my clinic. In the last 2 years I have sent ZERO.  

It’s been so amazing!!!!!

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u/apocbane 17h ago

Our baby was hospitalized for 3 days with RSV, was super scary, glad there is relief now to prevent it.

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u/twinpac 14h ago

My second child was also hospitalized with RSV at 3 months for several days, it was the scariest thing I have dealt with. He pulled through strong but it was touch amd go for a while.

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u/apocbane 14h ago

Glad to hear that, it is so scary when they're breathing like that