“#RSV sends about half a million children to emergency departments in the U.S. every year; somewhere between 58,000 and 80,000 of those children end up being hospitalized. The #CDC estimates that between 100 and 300 children die from RSV in any given year.

In a Phase 3 clinical trial, the Pfizer #vaccine was shown to reduce the risk of severe #LowerRespiratoryTract disease caused by RSV by 82% at three months after birth and 69% at six months.” https://scicomm.xyz/@HelenBranswell/110930337156889596

https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/rsv-vaccine-effective-in-infants-when-administered-during-pregnancy “In the #vaccine group, medically attended #severe “#LowerRespiratoryTract illness was seen in 6 infants within 90 days after birth and 19 within 180 days, compared to 33 within 90 days and 62 within 180 days in the placebo group. Medically attended #RSV-associated lower respiratory tract illness was seen in 24 infants in the vaccine group and 56 in the placebo group within 90 days.”