Many babies should get a shot soon after birth to protect them from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, a panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside advisers voted Thursday.
"I would be remiss if I didn't say that today is a historic event. I think that we will look back on this, in a short period of time, and see what a major impact this vote has had on the health and wellbeing of children in the United States. I think that this will mark one of the major accomplishments of the ACIP," Dr. José Romero, MD, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said in closing the meeting.
"Thanks to advances in biotechnology, we now have the opportunity to prevent infectious diseases with long-acting monoclonal antibodies. When used for passive immunization, these products can provide a level of protection similar to see to that we see with traditional vaccine, but for a limited period of time," the CDC's Dr. Melinda Wharton told the panel. outlined for
Similar to other shots, the CDC plans to monitor how well Beyfortus is working in the real world through its ongoing vaccine effectiveness studies. The agency has also drawn up plans to monitor reports of safety issues, as well as tracking the possibility RSV might evolve resistance.program, guaranteeing broad access to the shots for underinsured children.
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