The RSV maternal vaccine should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms., a second new option to protect newborns from serious lung infections.
Most infants will likely only need protection from one — either the mom's vaccine or the antibodies — but not both, Cohen said. The RSV vaccine, made by Pfizer, should only be given between 32 weeks and 36 weeks of pregnancy. The shot prompts the moms-to-be to develop virus-fighting antibodies that pass through the placenta to the fetus. Protection in newborns likely drops after 6 months of age, so the shot is for use between September and January in most of the U.S., to coincide with the time of year when RSV infections tend to be most common.
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