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RSV admissions among infants fall sharply following vaccine rollout
Thousands of infants contract respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) every year. While most experience mild symptoms, the virus can cause severe breathing difficulties in newborns and young infants and may require hospital treatment.
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Hospital admissions for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants have dropped sharply after the introduction of a maternal vaccine program. The vaccine has been offered to pregnant women in Denmark since the fall of 2025 to protect newborns during their first months of life. The decline follows the rollout of this preventive measure, indicating a rapid impact on severe RSV cases that previously required hospital treatment.
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