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Respiratory syncytial virus | Medicine will be offered free to infants
Infants in Quebec will be able to receive free medication next fall to prevent respiratory tract infections due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which has overloaded pediatric emergencies in recent…
Respiratory syncytial virus | NACI recommends immunization program for infants
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends a universal respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccination program for all infants. Published yesterday at 6:14 p.m. Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press…
Respiratory syncytial virus | Less than 1% of seniors vaccinated
Despite the increased circulation of respiratory viruses, less than 1% of elderly people in Quebec have received the vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to data obtained by…
Respiratory syncytial virus | More than 11,000 children hospitalized in five years
More than 11,000 children have been hospitalized due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) over the past five years in Canada, reveals a study from the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Half of…
Respiratory syncytial virus | Health Canada approves new drug to protect babies
(Ottawa) Health Canada has approved a new drug to help protect babies from serious illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Posted at 9:58 a.m. Nicole Ireland The Canadian…
A hope for a vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus, responsible in particular for bronchiolitis
Next year we may have an additional weapon against the least known of viruses: respiratory syncytial virus, which can be threatening to infants and the elderly or at risk. We…
Research is nearing the finish line for creating a first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine
After 60 years of research, pharmaceutical companies are on the verge of producing a very first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Less known — and less dangerous — than…
Respiratory syncytial virus | This skyrocketing disease
Fever, cough and runny nose: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, which can sometimes be mistaken for a cold, is hitting toddlers hard this season. Children’s hospitals are overwhelmed by the…