An RSV vaccine has been available to pregnant women in Northern Ireland since last September and is offered from 28 weeks of ...

A vaccination programme against a respiratory virus will be extended to cover premature babies born in Northern Ireland later ...

The new injection, Nirsevimab, will be given to high-risk babies, including those born too early to be protected by the RSV ...

The RSV vaccination programme in Northern Ireland is to be extended to cover premature babies from autumn 2025. | UTV News ...

RSV is a respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms in adults and children, however the severity of ...

BABIES born very prematurely in Northern Ireland will be offered a single long-acting injection against respiratory syncytial ...

Vulnerable premature babies needing extra protection against RSV will receive a long-lasting single injection of nirsevimab, ...

Vulnerable premature babies who need extra protection against RSV may receive six months’ protection in a long-lasting single ...

About 30,000 youngsters are admitted to hospital with the virus every year in the UK, with about 30 babies dying ...

Thousands of premature babies in the UK can now be protected against a common winter virus which can cause a dangerous lung ...

The European Commission approved Pfizer's respiratory syncytial virus vaccine for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults aged 18 to 59 at increased risk of the ...

The bivalent respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F vaccine is highly effective and well tolerated against RSV-associated lower respiratory tract illness in people aged ≥ 60 years.