Bad RSV season leaves babies at risk amid antibody shortage
Despite FDA approval, the new RSV antibody, Beyfortus, is in short supply, leaving many infants susceptible to severe respiratory infections.
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Despite FDA approval, the new RSV antibody, Beyfortus, is in short supply, leaving many infants susceptible to severe respiratory infections.
As a pulmonary critical care specialist, Dr. Cassondra Cramer-Bour knows intimately what RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, can do to a person’s lungs.
Parents have been eagerly awaiting the new immunization, which clinical trials found to be 75% effective at preventing RSV infections severe enough to be seen by a doctor.
Despite FDA approval, the new RSV antibody, Beyfortus, is in short supply, leaving many infants susceptible to severe respiratory infections.
(CNN) — As a pulmonary critical care specialist, Dr. Cassondra Cramer-Bour knows intimately what RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, can do to a person’s lungs.