
Acute lower respiratory infections resulting from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was the global cause of more than 100,000 mortalities of children aged five or less, writes Danish media Medicinsk Tidsskrift (”Medical Times”) citing a new study published in The Lancet.
”RSV is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections in small children. Our updated estimations reveal that children six months of age and younger are particularly vulnerable. Having been shielded by Covid-19 restrictions, this group has not been exposed to RSV previously and thus has no immunity,” says one of the study’s researches, Haris Nair from the University of Edinburgh, while pointing out that there are a number of RSV vaccines in development, which certain groups, particularly pregnant people in low and middle-income countries, should be considered for.
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