The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of those pathogens against which experts have long wanted a vaccine. Discovered more than 60 years ago, the virus can cause serious, sometimes fatal diseases of the lower respiratory tract, especially the bronchi and lungs, especially in children and the elderly. Particularly violent waves have been recorded in the past two years. Now the chances are pretty good that vaccines will be available in the foreseeable future.The most advanced is a candidate from...
medicine Moderna Wants Approval for RSV Vaccine for Elderly Moderna wants to fight the RS virus with a vaccination. photo © Nicolas Armer/dpa RSV has recently placed a particularly heavy burden on children's hospitals. Moderna is now announcing data on a vaccine against the virus – but initially this is only intended for people over 60 years of age. The US company Moderna wants to apply for approval for an RSV vaccine for adults over 60 years of age in...
The vaccine developed is initially intended for people aged 60 and over. However, RSV can also be particularly dangerous for infants and young children. Moderna is also doing research on this, said Burton. "We have five other ongoing programs for young children, pregnant mothers and a number of other populations. We will be releasing this data in the coming months." RSV had placed a heavy burden on children's hospitals in Germany and other countries this season. The combination of many...
medicine Moderna to seek approval for RSV vaccine for elderly Moderna wants to use a vaccination to fight the RSV virus, which is particularly dangerous for babies and young children. photo © Nicolas Armer/dpa RSV has recently placed a particularly heavy burden on children's hospitals. Moderna is now announcing data on a vaccine against the virus – but initially this is only intended for people over 60 years of age. The US company Moderna wants to apply for approval for...
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Respiratory syncytial virus affects the upper and lower airways. It is the most common cause of respiratory infections, especially in premature babies, infants and small children. Since their immune system is not yet fully developed, severe courses occur again and again, in very rare cases even death. People with immunodeficiency or suppressed immune systems are also at risk. In healthy adolescents and adults, on the other hand, an RSV infection is usually harmless. Because RSV also occurs more frequently in...
Massive RSV infections threaten to overwhelm children's hospitals in particular. But there is some good news from vaccine research. source site
Massive RSV infections threaten to overwhelm children's hospitals in particular. After years of development work, there is now some good news from vaccine research. source site
In order to alleviate the tense situation of the overcrowded children's hospitals in Bavaria, the state government wants to help them with a financial injection. The Free State supports the children's hospitals in the short term with five million euros, especially for digitization projects, said Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) in Munich. A corresponding initiative of his was met with a positive response in the Council of Ministers.The current wave of infections with the RS virus is worrying and is...
While there is still nothing to be heard from other countries, Bayern are once again the first. Late on Tuesday morning, the decision from the cabinet meeting leaked out: anyone who drives buses, regional trains or trams in Bavaria no longer has to wear a protective mask from this Saturday. At noon it became known that the mask requirement would also fall in Saxony-Anhalt, even on Friday, one day earlier than in Bavaria. But by then the headlines on the...
