New Website: Infectious Disease
Watch Karen Crowley, DNP, Jeffereson Jones, MD, MPH, and Bob Hopkins, MD, give an overview of RSV, new options to prevent it and CDC guidance for their use, and resources for providers and patients/caregivers.
Watch L.J. Tan, MS, PhD, & Maria Woosley, DNP, APRN CPNP-AC discuss the different types of immunizations currently available, as well as those under review by FDA, policies impacting access to RSV immunizations and the real-world impact of RSV on infants, children and families.
To boost public health and maximize disease prevention, all immunizations should be treated the same.
A survey of 340 parents whose child caught RSV reveals the devastating burdens that families may experience when their child becomes ill. To manage the indirect impacts of RSV, policymakers must support innovation and ensure timely and equitable access to care and preventive interventions.
Emily's daughter Presley caught RSV and passed away in November 2021. Now, Emily advocates and raises awareness about RSV.
This survey briefing discusses the indirect impact and burden of RSV on babies, young children, their families and the health care providers who treat young RSV patients. Two surveys were conducted, one of parents who had at least one child contract RSV, and one of pediatric health care providers who treat babies and young children with RSV.
Much of the public is unaware of the severity of RSV. Patricia Whitley-Williams, MD, immediate past president of NFID and chief of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, discusses health disparities that impact babies and young children with RSV.
While RSV can lead to severe symptoms for babies and young children, the virus can also result in heavy financial and emotional burdens for families.
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