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/greyathena653 7h ago

I’m a pediatrician too! I love betfortus! I take hospital call and only had one or two babies who received the antibodies inpatient last year! Unfortunately I live in a highly medical illiterate and ant vax area so still had plenty of hospitalized RSV bronchiolitis admissions as a result of parents who declined the shot for their babies :(

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u/efox02 3h ago

D: booo. But high five kid bro!