A single dose of RSV vaccine effectively protects older veterans against RSV illness, but protection declines over time, notably in immunocompromised individuals.

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers reported the immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of the MVA-BN (modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic)-RSV (respiratory ...

A new study has shown that human T cells have an important role to play in controlling infection. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a highly contagious and seasonal respiratory virus that mainly ...

Background. Limited data exist on the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness among pregnant women, to determine their potential benefit from RSV vaccination. We evaluated the incidence of ...

The science is sound and the evidence is clear; immunization plays a crucial role in helping to protect children’s health ...

Wesley Freppel does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

RSV is a common contagious virus that infects the human respiratory tract. Here: scanning electron micrograph of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) virions (colorized blue) that are labeled with ...

Cold and flu season typically happen during the fall and winter. Though it comes around every year, there's still a lot of ...

Health officials reported that cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) spiked this spring as COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus cases fell. National data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Background. Lack of a gold standard for identifying bacterial and viral etiologies of pneumonia has limited evaluation of C-reactive protein (CRP) for identifying bacterial pneumonia. We evaluated the ...