RSV
Am I eligible for the new RSV vaccine?
The new jab is being offered to groups deemed most at risk of severe symptoms.
NHS rolls out new jab for respiratory virus
The programme is expected to help prevent thousands of hospital admissions a year.
Mother urges pregnant women to have jab to prevent respiratory virus in children
Respiratory syncytial virus can lead to severe lung infections such as pneumonia and infant bronchiolitis and is a leading cause of infant mortality.
RSV: What are the symptoms of the virus and is there a vaccine?
Some babies and adults have a higher risk of getting seriously ill from RSV
RSV vaccination programme approved by DoH
From September all pregnant women will be offered the vacination
Older people and pregnant women to be offered new NHS respiratory virus jab
Babies, the elderly and the immunocompromised are at risk of severe infection with RSV and can need admission to hospital.
Plea for Health Secretary to roll out ‘transformative’ child jab
Doctors said that every year children’s hospital services ‘grind to a halt’ due to RSV.
More babies will need hospital treatment over RSV vaccine delay, says top doctor
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved GSK’s jab, known as Arexvy, for use among older adults in July.
Jab for common illness among over 60s on the horizon after regulatory approval
RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) leads to around 8,000 deaths among people aged over 60 in the UK every year.
Flu, respiratory virus, added pressure to surgeries, emergency rooms amid strep A outbreak
A HIGH number of flu cases and a respiratory virus that disproportionally affects infants has added pressure to general practitioner surgeries and emergency departments dealing with the strep A outbreak.