Parents are learning about and reacting to news that the Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new drug to prevent respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, in young children.

She said while many of the 90% of children under 2 that contract RSV won’t ultimately need to be hospitalized and will have a relatively mild infection, “even if a smaller percentage of babies ...

A new study estimates that 1 in 50 deaths of otherwise healthy children under age 5 around the world is due to a common virus that's currently surging in the US: respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

When it comes to RSV, parents should be especially cautious if their children are preemies, newborns, children with weakened immune systems or neuromuscular disorders, and those under age 2 with ...

The RSV antibody shots are an option for the young children who are most vulnerable to severe RSV infections and complications, including: Infants under 8 months old ...

Among U.S. kids under age 5, RSV typically leads to 58,000 hospitalizations and up to 500 deaths in a year. For adults 65 and older, RSV causes 177,000 hospitalizations and 14,000 deaths yearly.

A new study published in The Lancet estimates that RSV-attributable acute lower respiratory infection was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under five across the globe in 2019.

California on Monday reported its first death of a child under 5 due to flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, this season. Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the United States has seen ...

Up to 80,000 children under age 5 are hospitalized due to RSV every year. A mother is speaking out about how dangerous respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, can be as her 2-year-old battles the ...

So far this season, the CDC estimates, there have been at least 24 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths — including at least 57 children. Traditionally, flu season ...

Almost all children catch RSV at some point before they turn 2, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. On average, an infection lasts five days to a couple of weeks, and it will ...