Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come
Read full article: Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to comeIt may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S. New government data posted Friday shows that as of last week, flu activity was high in four states — Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York — and minimal or low in most others.
FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers
Read full article: FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlersFederal health officials are reviewing the safety of two injectable drugs used to protect babies and toddlers from the RSV virus.
China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens
Read full article: China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogensChina’s health ministry says a surge in respiratory illnesses across the country that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus.
RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns
Read full article: RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newbornsRSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states.
Updated COVID shots are coming. They're part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
Read full article: Updated COVID shots are coming. They're part of a trio of vaccines to block fall virusesUpdated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."
New drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets FDA approval ahead of cold season
Read full article: New drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets FDA approval ahead of cold seasonU.S. officials have approved a new long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that causes thousands of hospitalizations each year.
FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults
Read full article: FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adultsFederal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.
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Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents
Read full article: Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parentsThe recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble.