Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). (Unsplash photo)
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says changes to vaccination eligibility for respiratory syncytial virus – or RSV – should better protect young children from severe outcomes.
The province is doubling the number of children eligible for vaccination against the highly contagious RSV while pregnant women will also be able to get vaccinated.
Doctor Kieran Moore says everyone needs to take simple and effective steps to protect the most vulnerable in our communities and health-care system to be ready for this season’s respiratory illness season.
The push comes after 2022 saw pediatric hospitals overwhelmed with sick children who had either RSV or the flu.
(The Canadian Press)