Sat Sep 07 01:30:00 UTC 2024: – Almost all parents accepted the new jab for their newborns to protect them from RSV at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin.
– The jab, nirsevimab, provides protection for 150 days with just one dose given in the baby’s thigh.
– Over 1,000 children were hospitalized with RSV last winter and the jab could potentially reduce this number by 453.
– Anti-vaccination protesters demonstrated outside the hospital before being asked to leave by police.
– The hospital contacted expectant mothers in advance to advise them about the jab.
– Babies who receive the jab are observed for 15 minutes and may experience mild side effects.
Large take-up of RSV jab for babies in Rotunda Hospital on first day of roll-out
Large take-up of RSV jab for babies in Rotunda Hospital on first day of roll-out
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