What’s Next for Other Vaccines
Maternal vaccines have been effective in preventing other diseases in infants, such as tetanus, influenza, and pertussis, but RSV is a very hard virus to make a vaccine for, Dr. Glatt shared.
The need is great to have more than one option for a maternal RSV vaccine, he added, to address any potential supply concerns.
“People have to realize how serious RSV can be in infants,” he said. “It can be a fatal disease. This can be a serious illness even in healthy children.”
A version of this article appeared on Medscape.com.