Pregnant mothers have another vaccine available to help protect their baby from serious illness this winter
RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but it can be serious for infants and elderly adults. Sometimes it leads to hospitalization.
Johns Hopkins assistant professor in pediatrics Dr. Christy Sadreameli says there are two RSV vaccines that have been approved for people 60 and older. One of those vaccines is also approved for pregnant mothers who are between weeks 32 and 36 of gestation.
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