Women may soon have a vaccine they can take during a pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
It is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, according to the CDC.
Abrysvo's maker, Pfizer, predicts that the new vaccine could prevent 320,000 infant doctor visits and 20,000 hospitalizations each year if enough women receive it, theThe vaccine would be administered as a single-dose injection into the muscle. It is the same medication approved by the FDA and CDC in May to prevent RSV-caused illness in people ages 60 and older.
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