Health Canada reviews RSV vaccine candidate as cases spike across country
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That’s because a child’s first RSV infection tends to make them the sickest and then they have some immunity over the course of their life. But that ability to mount a strong immune response and fight off infection declines among seniors, she said. “The preliminary data that I’ve seen from the various manufacturers is actually quite promising,” Sinha said.
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