Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kelly Grant
Publication Date: September 13, 2024 - 06:00
Ontario, Quebec to offer RSV shots for all newborns as other provinces stick to current approach
September 13, 2024
This fall, all newborns in Ontario and Quebec will for the first time be offered a shot that can cut their risk of getting seriously sick with respiratory syncytial virus, a pathogen that is the top reason infants are admitted to hospital in Canada.The launch of universal programs covering nirsevimab, a long-acting antibody that provides passive immunity to infants, in the country’s two largest provinces is part of a significant expansion in tools to combat RSV.
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