Respiratory Syncytial Virus

COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns

16Dec

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COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns

Hospitals and emergency rooms could be forced to ration care by the end of this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday, saying recent trends in COVID-19 and influenza are now on track to again strain America's health care system. The new COVID variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases, the CDC's tracking shows."COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the agency said in its weekly update. "Since the summer, public health officials have been tracking a rise in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is caused by COVID-19. Influenza activity is growing in most parts of the country. RSV activity remains high in many areas." The CDC has been urging people to get vaccinated as the peak of this year's mix of three seasonal r...

COVID-19 now increasing again, especially in Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, CDC says

1Dec

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COVID-19 now increasing again, especially in Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, CDC says

Several key COVID-19 trends that authorities track are now accelerating around the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. It's the first major nationwide uptick in the spread of the virus seen in months.The largest increases are in the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic, the agency said in its weekly report updated Friday, though virtually all regions of the country are now seeing accelerations.Data reported by the agency from emergency rooms and wastewater sampling have tracked some of the steepest increases so far this season in the region spanning Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Rates of infections of nursing home residents across this Midwestern region have also soared in recent weeks, higher ...

Ohio health officials report pediatric pneumonia outbreak

1Dec

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Ohio health officials report pediatric pneumonia outbreak

Ohio health officials report pediatric pneumonia outbreak - CBS News Watch CBS News Health officials in Warren County, Ohio, this week reported they are seeing a pediatric pneumonia outbreak, with at least 145 children diagnosed with the respiratory illness since August. Most of the children did not require hospitalization, and there is no evidence of a connection to a similar outbreak of respiratory illnesses in China, officials said. Meg Oliver has details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and excl...

Supply of RSV antibody shot struggling to meet demand

11Nov

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Supply of RSV antibody shot struggling to meet demand

Supply of RSV antibody shot struggling to meet demand - CBS News Watch CBS News The demand for the Beyfortus RSV antibody shot has been so high that the CDC recommends doctors only give it to their most vulnerable patients. Mark Strassmann has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Babies born in fall and winter should get RSV shots, CDC recommends

4Aug

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Babies born in fall and winter should get RSV shots, CDC recommends

Many babies should get a shot soon after birth to protect them from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The recommendation clears the way for a new option experts have hailed as a historic advance to curb the leading cause of hospitalizations for American infants. A panel of the CDC's outside advisers voted unanimously to endorse giving Sanofi and AstraZeneca's nirsevimab antibody drug, branded as Beyfortus, to protect babies born into their first RSV season — typically colder months from October through March — when infections typically climb in much of the country.Some babies who are at increased risk of severe RSV disease will also be recommended to get another dose during their second RSV season. ...

FDA approves new drug to protect babies from RSV

18Jul

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FDA approves new drug to protect babies from RSV

The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it had approved a new kind of immunization to protect babies from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. The drug, nirsevimab, is one of two new options doctors hope could soon prevent the leading cause of hospitalization facing American infants.Outside advisers to the federal government have previously hailed nirsevimab's showing in clinical trials as potentially "groundbreaking" for protecting babies. A panel of the FDA's outside experts voted in June to back the drug's safety and efficacy."Today's approval addresses the great need for products to help reduce the impact of RSV disease on children, families and the health care system," the FDA's Dr. John Farley, director of the Office of Infectious Diseases in the FDA's Center for D...