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Uptick in respiratory illnesses prompts UC San Diego hospital to enforce safety procedures
Health experts around San Diego are expecting the number of respiratory illnesses to rise as people gather to celebrate the holidays in the days and weeks ahead, and hospitals are taking notice.
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San Diego hospitals react to increase in respiratory illnesses
NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada spoke with a health expert about ways to protect yourself and your family from seasonal sicknesses.
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Holiday season brings uptick in RSV, flu, COVID cases. Here's what to know
COVID, RSV and the flu are on the rise just as people are gathering with loved ones for the holidays. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports on Nov. 25, 2023.
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We're in the middle of another holiday season surge in RSV, flu and maybe COVID cases in San Diego
NBC 7’s Amber Frias spoke with a local doctor of what we can expect in the coming months.
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We're in another holiday season surge: RSV, flu, and maybe COVID cases, rising in San Diego
Influenza and RSV cases have been spiking in San Diego County since mid-October, and as temperatures continue to drop and the holidays bring more people together inside, doctors are making sure their urgent care and telemedicine staff can handle more volume.
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RSV vaccine from GSK shows potential to protect adults 50 to 59
The results suggest that GSK’s shot could help protect a wider population from RSV, which causes thousands of hospitalizations and deaths each year.
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As RSV cases tick up, CDC warns that a key drug to keep babies safe is in short supply
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted doctors nationwide Monday about a limited availability of certain doses of a newly approved antibody drug given to infants to prevent RSV infection.
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New RSV protections for infants hit cost, insurance hurdles in U.S. rollout
Pfizer’s maternal vaccine, Abrysvo, and Sanofi’s monoclonal antibody, Beyfortus, were approved for expectant mothers and infants in the U.S. earlier this year.
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CDC recommends Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants, paving way for fall availability
The CDC specifically recommended that expectant mothers 32 to 36 weeks into their pregnancy receive the shot, Pfizer’s Abrysvo, from September through January.
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RSV cases continue to rise in San Diego County
Cases continue to climb throughout the county, especially among our youngest San Diegans. NBC 7’s Dana Williams spoke with a local doctor about how to know if it’s RSV, COVID or the flu.
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Health Care providers watching RSV cases
An infectious disease doctor told NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes that everyone is waiting to see how quickly and how severely this RSV season will hit.
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CDC alerts doctors to an increase in RSV cases among young children and babies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted doctors Tuesday about a rise in severe cases of RSV among young children in Florida and Georgia.
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Sanofi expects infant RSV shot to roll out before respiratory virus season this fall
Sanofi said it is working with a CDC panel to include Beyfortus on the childhood immunization schedule and the Vaccines for Children Program.
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New drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets FDA approval ahead of cold season
U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year.
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Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after consulting their doctor, CDC says
Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first.
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FDA Advisers Back RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women That Protects Their Newborns
A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women guards their newborns against the scary respiratory virus -– and federal health advisers on Thursday backed Pfizer’s shot despite some lingering questions.
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FDA Approves RSV Vaccines for Adults 60 and Up
The Food and Drug Administration has a approved the first RSV vaccine for adults 60 and older
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New RSV Vaccine Trial Now Enrolling Infants and Toddlers
A new RSV vaccine trial is enrolling babies and toddlers in a neighborhood near you.
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Pfizer RSV Vaccine That Protects Infants Could Receive FDA Approval This Summer
The single-dose RSV vaccine developed by Pfizer is administered to expectant mothers in the late second-to-third trimester of their pregnancy.
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Flu and RSV on the Decline But COVID Hospitalizations Rise
COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in the United States, even as hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus and the flu continue to fall.