Condition: RSV Infections · RSV Immunisation · Preterm Labour · Sponsor: University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that often affects children during childhood. Even though most cases of RSV are mild, it can cause serious disease and even death - especially in very young babies, babies born too early and those born with heart and lung problems. It is the most common cause for children under 5 years old to be hospitalised. In 2019, there were about 33 million RSV-infections in the lower respiratory tract (in the lungs and below the voice box) of which 3,6 million people were hospitalised and 26,300 passed away in hospital due to RSV. Almost half (50%) of deaths that are caused by RSV, happen in children younger than 6 months old and the majority (more than 95%) of these deaths happen to infants and children in low- and middle-income countries. A way that can help protect babies from becoming infected is through giving vaccines against the germ (RSV) that is targeted for prevention. There are currently no registered vaccines that can be given directly to babies however there is a lot of information available that shows that a vaccine can be safely giving to a mother while she is still pregnant. The mother then produces antibodies (protection cells) that is transferred to the baby before the baby is born, and the baby is protected from getting sick during the first few months of life. One of the vaccines that has been developed (ABRYSVO) has been used in many clinical trials in pregnant moms (and older people) to test if it is safe and will prot…
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