Etiket: RSV
Still no vaccine to protect children against RSV
Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection have numbered in the hundreds in Quebec since the beginning of November. It particularly affects older people and young children. Although a vaccine…
the race of pharmaceutical laboratories for the RSV vaccine is on
Four pharmaceutical laboratories have already or will soon market a vaccine against RSV. This virus, which causes bronchiolitis in babies, can also cause serious forms in adults. Doctors have been…
A new weapon in the fight against RSV
It passed like a tsunami last fall, devastating babies and the elderly. This week, the United States approved an important and long-awaited weapon in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus…
Spread of influenza and COVID-19 up, but RSV down
The month of December is likely to be “difficult” with the strong transmission of COVID-19 and the flu in the province, warns Public Health of Quebec. Good news: respiratory syncytial…