The NHS says the respiratory virus can lead to hospitalisation for older people and babies
RSV infections can be dangerous to children and older people, leading to severe lung infections which the NHS said could increase pressures on children’s hospitals and paediatric intensive care units.
In just over two months the NHS said it had given 124,867 RSV vaccinations to eligible pregnant woman and elderly people,The NHS has encouraged all pregnant women over 28 weeks and people aged between 75 and 79-years-old to ensure they were vaccinated.Health teams across the South West have visited care homes, maternity appointments and contacted other eligible people to take up the vaccination.
The NHS said pregnant women should be offered the jab at any point from 28 weeks into their pregnancy. "It is the best way to protect a baby from getting seriously ill with RSV, as the vaccine boosts the mother’s immune system to produce more antibodies against the virus to help protect the baby from the day they are born," it said.Dr Alasdair Wood, consultant in health protection at UKHSA South West said: "For most people it will be a mild illness like a common cold, but sometimes it can cause really nasty infections.
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