A one-time antibody injection against RSV is available for infants in some countries
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An antibody treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) appears to be more effective at protecting infants from severe illness than vaccination during pregnancy.
About 100,000 children worldwide under the age of 5 die from RSV each year. Currently, there are only two ways to immunise infants against the virus. The first is a vaccine given during pregnancy, which passes antibodies to the fetus and protects babies for the first six months of life. The second is a one-time antibody injection,…
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