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Parenting Advice From Your Physicians at Kaiser Permanente

RSV Protection for Babies

RSV Protection for Babies

Last year, we had an easier respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season. This was thanks to use of a new medication (nirsevimab) to help prevent moderate to severe RSV in babies. Nirsevimab is available again now to protect our youngest babies from this serious illness. What is RSV? RSV is a common contagious respiratory virus that’s most active between November and March. Almost all kids get...

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Understanding RSV – Video

Understanding RSV – Video

RSV is a common contagious respiratory virus that we typically see during the winter months. This year, RSV started much earlier than usual, and it’s spreading faster. Children who were masked and distanced for the past two winters, now have little immunity to the virus. So, a greater number of kids are susceptible to catching it and spreading it quickly. There is no evidence that we are facing a stronger new or contagious strain of RSV.

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